The aim of this study is to evaluate oral cancer awareness of doctors in some medical branches.: Seventy medical doctors from the family physician (FP), ear-nose-throat (ENT) and dermatology branches (48 FP, 11 dermatologists and 11 ENT specialists) were included to the study. A questionnaire which included questions about demographic information and the level of knowledge about oral cancer was applied to doctors. While 41,4% (n=29) of the participants answered as 'frequently' to the question 'Do you routinely examine the oral mucosa of your patients?', 38,6% (n=27) answered as 'sometimes'. The majority of participants (35,8%) responded to smoking as a risk factor for oral cancer. The most of physicians mostly (47,1%) answered as 'sometimes' to the question 'Do you inform your patients about the risk factors that can cause oral cancer?'. The majority of FPs (58,6%) answered as ‘no’ to the question ‘Do you have sufficient information about the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of oral cancer?’(p=0.00). When the most common type of oral cancer was questioned, the majority of those (93,8%) who answered as 'I don't know' were FP. 80 percent ‘ENT’ responses was received to the question ‘Which department do you refer your patient to when you notice a different appearance than the normal on the oral mucosa of your patient?’. Physicians have an important role in early diagnosis of oral cancers, which have a high mortality and morbidity rate. This survey study revealed that studies should be done to increase the awareness of medical doctors about oral cancers.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | ORİJİNAL MAKALELER / ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 28 Eylül 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 |