Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Scand J Prim Health Care. 2010 Sep;28(3):132-7. doi: 10.3109/02813432.2010.505412.
To estimate the prevalence of alarm symptoms for breast, colorectal, urinary tract, and lung cancer in the general population.
Cross-sectional questionnaire survey.
The former County of Funen, Denmark, with 480,000 inhabitants.
A total of 13,777 randomly selected persons aged 20 years and older.
Prevalence estimates of having experienced cancer alarm symptoms during the past 12 months: a lump in the breast, blood in bowel movements, blood in urine, or coughing for more than six weeks. The number of alarm symptoms experienced within the past 12 months was also calculated.
With a response rate of 69%, 3.3% of responders (95% CI 2.9% to 3.7%) reported a lump in their breast, 5.7% (5.2% to 6.3%) reported blood in bowel movements, 2.2% (1.9% to 2.5%) reported blood in urine, and 6.5% (6.1% to 7.5%) reported coughing for more than six weeks within the past 12 months. Overall, 15.3% (95% confidence interval 14.3% to 16.3%) of the females and 12.7% (11.6% to 13.7%) of the males reported having experienced at least one cancer alarm symptom within the past 12 months.
Alarm symptoms of breast, colorectal, urinary tract, and lung cancer are common in the general population and approximately 15% of the population have experienced at least one of these cancer alarm symptom within the past 12 months.
评估普通人群中乳房、结直肠、尿路和肺癌的报警症状的流行率。
横断面问卷调查。
丹麦前菲英郡，拥有 48 万居民。
总共随机选择了 13777 名年龄在 20 岁及以上的人。
过去 12 个月内出现过癌症报警症状（乳房肿块、大便带血、血尿或咳嗽超过六周）的流行率估计。还计算了过去 12 个月内经历过的报警症状数量。
响应率为 69%，3.3%的应答者（95%置信区间 2.9%至 3.7%）报告过去 12 个月内出现过乳房肿块，5.7%（5.2%至 6.3%）报告大便带血，2.2%（1.9%至 2.5%）报告血尿，6.5%（6.1%至 7.5%）报告过去 12 个月内咳嗽超过六周。总体而言，15.3%（95%置信区间 14.3%至 16.3%）的女性和 12.7%（11.6%至 13.7%）的男性报告在过去 12 个月内至少出现过一种癌症报警症状。
乳房、结直肠、尿路和肺癌的报警症状在普通人群中很常见，大约 15%的人群在过去 12 个月内至少出现过一种这些癌症报警症状。
