Health Care : Current Reviews

Results of an individual cancer risk assessment tool in a tertiary oncology clinic

Global Healthcare & Fitness Summit

July 20-22, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Nooria Atta1, Saadettin Kilickap2, Mutlu Hayran2, Mustafa Erman2, Ismail Celik2, Beril Huseyin2, Ece Esin2 and Deniz Yuce2

1Kabul medical University, Afghanistan 2Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Turkey

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Abstract:

Background: Individual cancer risk assessment is essential for early detection and primary prevention of cancers. There are some risk assessment tools such as Familial Risk Assessment-Breast and Ovarian Cancer (FRA-BOC) and Gail model. Defining the risk factorsâ?? prevalence in a particular population such as the relatives of cancer patients is vital for cancer risk assessment. In Turkey, a cancer risk assessment study has not been conducted yet. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of some gynecological cancer risk factors in a population of female relatives of cancer patients in Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital. Methods: An individual cancer risk assessment questionnaire has been developed in the Department of Preventive Oncology which questions the medical history, health behaviors and cancer awareness as well as their behavior toward available cancer screening tools. The questionnaire was completed by the relatives of cancer patients admitted to Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital for diagnosis and treatment. The data were collected between 2007 and 2012. Results: The mean age of the study population was 45.7±12.2 years. Median age at menarche was 13 years (IQR, 12-14), 6.9% of the women reported their menarche was before age of 12. About 11.1% of the women had intercourse before age of 18. The median age at first delivery was 22 years. Median BMI was 24.9 with 18.3% of obesity. Of the women 65% were current/past smokers. Only 2.5% of women in this study reported at least one positive diagnosis of STDs in their lives. Sixty-two percent of the women had never used condom. About 8% of the women were unaware about mammography and 17.7% about the Pap test. Conclusions: According to our results awareness and behavior of the women were better about mammography when compared to the Pap test. Considering our results, some measures should be put in place to increase peopleâ??s awareness and to modify their behavior toward cancer screening tools. For cancer prevention, peopleâ??s lifestyle modification is required. These findings indicate need for further and more generalized studies to measure cancer risk factorsâ?? prevalence in general Turkish population.

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Email: nooria_atta@yahoo.com