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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards prostate cancer screening amongst men living in the southern Italian peninsula: the Prevention and Research in Oncology (PRO) non-profit Foundation experience.

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PURPOSE:We aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards prostate cancer (PCa) risk factors and prevention amongst men living in the southern Italian peninsula. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data collected during free preventive visits carried out by the Prevention and Research in Oncology (PRO) non-profit Foundation between July 2013 and July 2016. The following data were collected: demographic and clinical features, knowledge about PCa prevention and sources of knowledge, knowledge about PCa risk factors, previous prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, previous digital rectal examination (DRE), previous prostate ultrasound, and general attitudes towards DRE. RESULTS:The study population consisted of 2144 Caucasian men living in four regions in the south of Italy (Campania, Calabria, Molise, Puglia). Median age was 59 years. One thousand six hundred and ninety-nine (79.2%) subjects reported knowing the existence of PCa prevention programs. Most of them received information from the media while only 17.1% declared that the information on PCa prevention that they received was from their family physicians. One thousand two hundred seventy-five (59.5%) subjects declared knowing of the existence of PCa risk factors and 41.3% was aware of the existence of both genetic and exogenous factors. The percentage of subjects who reported having had at least one PSA test in their life was 77.8 and 55.4% reported having had a DRE. CONCLUSIONS:Knowledge about PCa screening amongst male subjects living in southern peninsular Italy is quite high. Knowledge of PCa risk factors is suboptimal and the practice of DRE is underutilized.

journal_name

World J Urol

journal_title

World journal of urology

authors

Mirone V,Imbimbo C,Arcaniolo D,Franco M,La Rocca R,Venturino L,Spirito L,Creta M,Verze P

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10.1007/s00345-017-2074-9

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2017-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1857-1862

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0724-4983

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1433-8726

pii

10.1007/s00345-017-2074-9

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards prostate cancer screening amongst men living in the southern Italian peninsula: the Prevention and Research in Oncology (PRO) non-profit Foundation experience.