提高对睾丸癌的认识可能会提高睾丸（自我）检查的比率：对德国 1025 名医学生的调查。
Better Knowledge about Testicular Cancer Might Improve the Rate of Testicular (Self-)Examination: A Survey among 1,025 Medical Students in Germany.
机构信息
Department of Urology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Division of Psychooncology, Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatic, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
出版信息
Urol Int. 2022;106(10):1056-1060. doi: 10.1159/000525854. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
INTRODUCTION
Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy among young men. Public awareness of the disease and testicular (self-)examination (TSE) is low. This study aims to evaluate the awareness of German medical students on TC.
METHODS
A 25-item questionnaire on TC was handed out during a medical student's football tournament in Germany. Data collection was anonymous.
RESULTS
Questionnaires were answered by 573 (56%) female and 452 (44%) male medical students. Most students had gaps in their knowledge about TC: 483 (48%) students knew, the most common age at which TC occurs, and 413 (41%) knew its cure rate. Having dealt with TC during their studies was significantly associated with a better knowledge about TC (p = 0.001). These students also had a higher rate of TSE among male students (66% vs. 52%, p = 0.002). This also applies to examining the partner's testicles by female students (25% vs. 13%, p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Even in a positively selected collective like medical students, the knowledge about TC is low. Better knowledge might improve the chance of detecting the disease early. Therefore, our joint project of urologists, patients, and supporters called Prevention and Advocacy of Testicular Education e.V. (PATE) works on rising public TC awareness in Germany.
引言
睾丸癌（TC）是年轻男性中最常见的恶性肿瘤。公众对该病和睾丸（自我）检查（TSE）的认识较低。本研究旨在评估德国医学生对 TC 的认识。
方法
在德国医学生足球锦标赛期间，分发了一份关于 TC 的 25 项问卷。数据收集是匿名的。
结果
共有 573 名（56%）女医学生和 452 名（44%）男医学生回答了问卷。大多数学生对 TC 的知识存在差距：483 名（48%）学生知道 TC 最常见的发病年龄，413 名（41%）学生知道其治愈率。在学习期间处理过 TC 与对 TC 的更好了解显著相关（p = 0.001）。这些学生中，男学生进行 TSE 的比例也更高（66%比 52%，p = 0.002）。这同样适用于女学生检查伴侣的睾丸（25%比 13%，p < 0.001）。
结论
即使在像医学生这样的积极选择的群体中，对 TC 的认识也很低。更好的知识可能会提高早期发现疾病的机会。因此，我们的泌尿科医生、患者和支持者联合组织，即预防和倡导睾丸教育协会（PATE），致力于提高德国公众对 TC 的认识。
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