Knowledge of Oral Cancer by a Brazilian Population

The aim of the present study was to investigate the knowledge about oral cancer in a Brazilian population, including initial clinical signs, causal factors, and the health professional of first choice when suspected of the disease. A total of 2261 participants were interviewed in a cross-sectional s...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2021-10, Vol.36 (5), p.965-970
Main Authors: de Mattos Camargo Grossmann, Soraya, Sales, Ana Carolina Ribeiro, Reis, Daniela Silva, Guimarães, Joyce Caroline, Silva, Maíra Teixeira, de Ceno, Poliane Caroline Gonçalves, de Sá, Regiane Kelly Mendes, Bruzinga, Fábio Fernandes Borém, de Souza, Paulo Eduardo Alencar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Dentistry
Dentists
Educational Attainment
Hygiene
Oral cancer
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Population
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to investigate the knowledge about oral cancer in a Brazilian population, including initial clinical signs, causal factors, and the health professional of first choice when suspected of the disease. A total of 2261 participants were interviewed in a cross-sectional study, to investigate associations between sociodemographic descriptive variables and knowledge of oral cancer, risk factors, disease precursor lesions, and health professional of choice for diagnosis. The variables were descriptively analyzed and possible associations investigated considering p values
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-020-01722-4