Awareness of Prostate Cancer, Screening and Methods of Managements in a Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna; Sulaiman Alshammari; Hussain Khaled Alsalman; Hassan Albeladi; Ali Alsubaie; Waleed A. Abueissa; Fatimah Alkhawaja; Hussain Ali Busaleh

doi:10.12816/0044531

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Awareness of Prostate Cancer, Screening and Methods of Managements in a Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna | Sulaiman Alshammari | Hussain Khaled Alsalman | Hassan Albeladi | Ali Alsubaie | Waleed A. Abueissa | Fatimah Alkhawaja | Hussain Ali Busaleh

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2018 Vol.70 Issue 7, pp.1090-1092

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

113585

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0044531

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Keywords:

Abstract:

 Background: screening for prostate cancer (PCa) is surrounded by controversies regarding the benefits, risks and uncertainties of undergoing the screening. Current practices of prostate cancer involve measuring the level of PSA and digital rectal examination. This study aimed to measure the knowledge and awareness of undergoing a prostate cancer screening and the available treatment options amongst the participants.
Method: a questionnaire-based quantitative cross-sectional study which focuses on determining the knowledge of prostate cancer screening and management in a hospital in Riyadh.
Results: three hundred and twenty-three participants filled the surveys (100% males), more than 80% of all ages had heard about prostate cancer and that it is a disease of the male. A higher level of education is significantly associated with the level of awareness (P-value <0.001). More educated participants selected 40 years old as the appropriate age for PCa screening (P-value 0.009) and radiotherapy as the mode of treatment (P-value 0.01). 43.34% saw PCa as a cause of death and 41.4% saw it associated with smoking. Only 17.84% undergo continuous PCa screening most of them in 50-60 age group with “reassurance” as the main motivator. 37.8% of the participants did not know the symptoms of PCa and around 25% selected pain in micturition, difficult frequent micturition and bone pain as symptoms of PCa.
Conclusion: although prostate cancer is known amongst the majority of the participants, only a minority of them has knowledge of the symptoms and undergoes regular screening.

Article Details

Awareness of Prostate Cancer, Screening and Methods of Managements in a Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna | Sulaiman Alshammari | Hussain Khaled Alsalman | Hassan Albeladi | Ali Alsubaie | Waleed A. Abueissa | Fatimah Alkhawaja | Hussain Ali Busaleh

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2018 Vol.70 Issue 7, pp.1090-1092

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

113585

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0044531

Descriptors:

MEDICAL EXAMINATION

PROSTATE

CANCER

CARCINOMA

HOSPITALS

SAUDI ARABIA

Carcinoma

Prostate Cancer

PCa

Awareness Survey

Prostate

Issues

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Authors: Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna | Sulaiman Alshammari | Hussain Khaled Alsalman | Hassan Albeladi | Ali Alsubaie | Waleed A. Abueissa | Fatimah Alkhawaja | Hussain Ali Busaleh

Publisher: Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2018 Vol.70 Issue 7, pp.1090-1092

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 113585

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 20907125

pISSN: 16872002

DOI: 10.12816/0044531

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna | Sulaiman Alshammari | Hussain Khaled Alsalman | Hassan Albeladi | Ali Alsubaie | Waleed A. Abueissa | Fatimah Alkhawaja | Hussain Ali Busaleh

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2018 Vol.70 Issue 7, pp.1090-1092

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

113585

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0044531