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The Awareness of Healthy Individuals about Attributable Risk Factors of Cancer

İlke Keser(GAZI UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-6999-4056
Kadirhan Özdemir(IZMIR BAKIRCAY UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-0486-6878
Hilal Utkan Bergüz(GAZI UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-0685-5870
Songül Atasavun Uysal(HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-7334-411X
Sinem Suner-keklik(SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-9506-3172
Songul Baglan-yentur(FIRAT UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-9394-4817
Mukaddes Aras(GAZI UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-7845-9573
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2023-01-31
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The formation of sufficient awareness and acceptance about risk factors has revealed the necessity of raising awareness in the fight against cancer.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background and Purpose: This study aimed to determine the awareness of healthy individuals about the attributable risk factors of cancer and the reliability of their ideas.
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Key Findings & Data:Individuals were asked to declare their opinion by scoring the potential 15 cancer risk factors between 0-4.
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Conclusion & Impact:The formation of sufficient awareness and acceptance about risk factors has revealed the necessity of raising awareness in the fight against cancer.
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⚙️Variables:Cancer · public health · risk

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Background and Purpose: This study aimed to determine the awareness of healthy individuals about the attributable risk factors of cancer and the reliability of their ideas. Methods: A review of relevant literature was undertaken to assemble a list of possible causes of cancer. Seventy-six healthy individuals were interviewed. Individuals were asked to declare their opinion by scoring the potential 15 cancer risk factors between 0-4. One week later, the opinions were retaken to test reliability. Results: According to the participants, smoking (94.8%) and mobile phone use (79%) had perfect consensus; being overweight (63.1%) and having a family history of cancer (92.1%) had substantial consensus; alcohol (90.8%), stress (93.5%), sunlight exposure (69.77%), plastic (84.2%), infection (57.9%), occupational exposure (67.1%), fatigue (54%), nuclear accident (96%) had moderate consensus. Air pollution (86.8%) and washing agents (77.7%) had fair consensus. Age (34.2%) was not a risk factor for cancer. All risk factors were reliable between the two assessments except age (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that 14 out of the 15 risk factors carried a cancer risk according to the individuals. The formation of sufficient awareness and acceptance about risk factors has revealed the necessity of raising awareness in the fight against cancer.

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Keser, İ., Özdemir, K., Bergüz, H. U., Uysal, S. A., Suner-keklik, S., Baglan-yentur, S., Aras, M. (2023). The Awareness of Healthy Individuals about Attributable Risk Factors of Cancer. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, Volume: 7 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1091746

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