Villarreal-Garza Cynthia, García-Aceituno Luis, Villa Antonio R, Perfecto-Arroyo Miguel, Rojas-Flores Miriam, León-Rodríguez Eucario
Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Seccion XVI, Delegación Tlalpan, Mexico DF C.P. 14000, Mexico.
J Cancer Educ. 2010 Dec;25(4):624-31. doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0098-6.
It is extremely important that physicians are aware of cancer screening precise indications. We sought to explore its knowledge among Mexican medical students and internal medicine residents. Students and residents completed a questionnaire-based survey about breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancer screening. Four hundred fifty-one individuals answered the survey: 64.52% students and 35.48% residents. Mean knowledge score was 63.97 ± 14.97. Residents scored higher than students (p = 0.0001). No difference in the education concerning cervical and colon cancer screening was found. Knowledge of screening guidelines is suboptimal among medical students and residents. Further efforts should be targeted to educational and training programs in this country.
医生了解癌症筛查的确切指征极其重要。我们试图探究墨西哥医学生和内科住院医师对此的了解情况。学生和住院医师完成了一项基于问卷的关于乳腺癌、宫颈癌、结肠癌和前列腺癌筛查的调查。451人回答了该调查:64.52%为学生,35.48%为住院医师。平均知识得分是63.97±14.97。住院医师得分高于学生(p = 0.0001)。在宫颈癌和结肠癌筛查的教育方面未发现差异。医学生和住院医师对筛查指南的了解并不理想。该国应进一步致力于教育和培训项目。