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Das Bewusstsein bezüglich der klinischen Relevanz von bösartigen Hodentumoren unter Studierenden

Der Stellenwert von Aufklärungskampagnen

Awareness of clinical relevance of malignant testicular cancer among university students

The value of ​prevention campaigns

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Zusammenfassung

Hintergrund

Früh diagnostizierte Malignome des Hodens haben eine deutlich bessere Prognose als fortgeschrittene Tumoren. Durch diese Studie sollte eruiert werden, inwieweit die in Deutschland bekannten öffentlichen Aufklärungskampagnen zum Thema Hodenkrebs wie „Hodencheck.de“ von der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie (DGU) bzw. die internationale Kampagne „Movember Foundation“, welche auf Hodenkrebs und andere Karzinome bei Männern aufmerksam machen möchte, die Hodentumorvorsorgementalität junger Menschen beeinflussen.

Methodik

Es wurden Studenten der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt anonym mittels Fragebogen befragt, ob sie die aktuell verbreitetsten Aufklärungskampagnen zum Thema Hodenkrebs kennen und wie das Hodentumorvorsorgeverhalten der Befragten ist.

Ergebnisse

Die Vorsorgekampagnen „Hodencheck.de“ und „Movember Foundation“ waren unter den befragten Studenten kaum bekannt. Bei Männern war bei 79,9 % der Befragten und bei Frauen bei 83,6 % keine der beiden Kampagnen bekannt. Männer wussten mit 35,2 % signifikant häufiger als Frauen (28,9 %), dass bösartige Hodentumoren die häufigste Krebserkrankung bei jungen Männern darstellen. Eine Selbstuntersuchung der Hoden hatten bereits 48,9 % der Männer zuvor schon einmal durchgeführt. Frauen hatten in 12,4 % schon einmal eine Hodentastuntersuchung beim Partner im Sinne einer Vorsorgeuntersuchung durchgeführt. Studenten, die schon von den Aufklärungskampagnen gehört hatten, hatten auch signifikant mehr Hodenuntersuchungen durchgeführt.

Schlussfolgerung

Die aktuellen Initiativen sind leider wenig bekannt. Wir konnten jedoch zeigen, dass über Aufklärungskampagnen zum Thema Hodenkrebs informierte junge Menschen ein gesteigertes Bewusstsein zur Hodentumorvorsorge haben.

Abstract

Background

Early detection of localized testicular cancer is associated with a significantly better prognosis compared to advanced tumor stages. Testicular cancer prevention campaigns like “Hodencheck.de” launched by the German Society of Urology or the international campaign “Movember Foundation” want to inform and raise awareness about testicular cancer and other male cancers. This study aimed to evaluate to which extent public prevention campaigns may influence the behavior of young men and women in Germany.

Objectives

Questionnaires were used to ask students at the University of Frankfurt, Germany, whether they are familiar with the currently most widespread testicular cancer prevention campaigns and whether testicular examinations for cancer screening were performed by themselves, a partner or a physician.

Results

Only a minority of the students were aware of the testicular cancer prevention campaigns “Hodencheck.de” and/or “Movember Foundation”; 79.9% of the male and 83.6% of female students had not heard of the two mentioned prevention campaigns. Significantly more male (35.2%) compared to female students (28.9%) knew that testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men. Of the men, 48.9% had already palpated their testicles, while only 12.4% of the women had already palpated the partner’s testicles for cancer screening. Students knowing about the testicular cancer prevention campaigns performed significantly more testicular examinations for screening purposes.

Conclusions

Our study demonstrates that current testicular cancer prevention campaigns are little known amongst German university students. However, the knowledge of testicular cancer prevention campaigns resulted in an increased awareness and an increased willingness for testicular (self-) examinations.

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    J. Mani

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    J. Kloft

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    J. Jones, W. Mahmud & S. Vallo

  4. Klinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Deutschland

    P. John

  5. Klinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland

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Mani, J., Kloft, J., Jones, J. et al. Das Bewusstsein bezüglich der klinischen Relevanz von bösartigen Hodentumoren unter Studierenden. Urologe 58, 790–794 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-019-0936-z

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