Lakra Sanjul, Kaur Gurkiran, Mehta Abhishek, Kaushal Vivek, Atri Rajeev
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, PDMDCRI, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2020 Jul-Aug;31(4):625-628. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_838_18.
Assumption on part of healthcare workers that individuals suffering from oral cancer are usually aware of the reasons why they got the disease can lead to creation of a knowledge deficit group and may increase chances of relapse and complications in future.
An interview-based questionnaire study was conducted on 218 patients with oral cancer admitted for treatment at a Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in north India. Questions were designed to assess their knowledge and awareness regarding etiology, treatment, and prevention of oral cancer.
The majority of the study participants were from lower and lower middle socioeconomic class. Most of them were not aware about early signs of oral cancer. Some of them were still continuing with the habit of tobacco consumption.
There is an urgent need to improve the knowledge level of oral cancer patients for its primary and secondary prevention.
医护人员认为口腔癌患者通常知晓自己患病的原因，这种假设可能导致形成一个知识匮乏群体，并可能增加未来复发和出现并发症的几率。
对在印度北部一家地区癌症中心（RCC）接受治疗的218名口腔癌患者进行了一项基于访谈的问卷调查研究。问题旨在评估他们对口腔癌病因、治疗和预防的知识与认识。
大多数研究参与者来自社会经济阶层较低和中下阶层。他们中的大多数人不知道口腔癌的早期症状。他们中的一些人仍在继续有吸烟习惯。
迫切需要提高口腔癌患者对其一级和二级预防的知识水平。
