Abstract
Knowledge of Oral Cancer And Screening Practice Of Undergraduate Nursing Students - A Cross-Sectional Survey
Highlights
The cancers of the oral cavity and the pharynx or oro-pharyngeal cancers are established to be global burden. [1] In India, it is the 1st or most common among men and 3rd most common cancer among women,accounting for over 30% of all cancers reported in the country.[2]
Provision of further education and certified courses for undergraduate nursing students may contribute in reduction of raising numbers of oral cancer in India
There was a mixed opinion when asked about the etiology of oral cancer, with majority answering tobacco (77.2%) while only 16.3% (n=20) had consider all listed factors to be associated with oral cancer
Summary
The cancers of the oral cavity and the pharynx or oro-pharyngeal cancers are established to be global burden. [1] In India, it is the 1st or most common among men and 3rd most common cancer among women,accounting for over 30% of all cancers reported in the country.[2]. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (a World Health Organisations affiliate centre) had predicted that India's incidence of cancer to attain more than 1.7 million cases by the year 2035.[3] The oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) invariably is associated with tobacco and alcohol use approximately 75% times.[1-3]. The correct responses for the common sites for oral cancer occurrence in oral cavity, surfaces of tongue and lymph node examination in metastatic oral cancer were low. Conclusion: The majority of the nursing students had identified tobacco to be factor associated with oral cancer. There was difficulty in most of participants in identification of common sites for oral cancer, examination tongue and cervical lymph nodes.
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