PMID- 36419456
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230427
IS  - 2352-0779 (Print)
IS  - 2352-0787 (Electronic)
IS  - 2352-0779 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 1
DP  - 2022 Jan
TI  - Testicular Cancer Knowledge and Viewpoints of American Men.
PG  - 72-79
LID - 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000267 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: We sought to better understand the baseline knowledge and practices 
      of the general population regarding testicular cancer (TC) and testicular 
      self-examination (TSE) in an effort to understand whether current screening 
      guidelines reflect their viewpoint. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 
      (USPSTF) currently recommends against TSE for TC screening due to a lack of data 
      to support a benefit. Early detection of TC may reduce the required burden of 
      therapy and associated long-term toxicities. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional 
      survey study. Participants (median age 33 years, IQR 28-39) were recruited via 
      Amazon Mechanical Turk, a validated crowdsourcing platform used to recruit 
      minimally compensated participants. RESULTS: A total of 250 men rated themselves 
      as "somewhat unknowledgeable" about TC, with no respondents considering 
      themselves "very knowledgeable." Only 26.4% of men knew that TC was curable most 
      of the time. Despite 90.8% of men feeling that their doctor had some role in 
      discussing TC/TSE, only 17.2% had discussed these topics with their doctor. Even 
      after being informed of the rationale behind USPSTF recommendations, only 8% of 
      men thought that potential false positives of TSE would be more important than 
      the rare chance of finding early TC. CONCLUSIONS: American men do not feel 
      knowledgeable about TC, have a favorable attitude toward TSE and want their 
      doctor to discuss these topics. Shared decision making regarding TC screening is 
      warranted given the low risk of harm and patient interest, and continued accrual 
      of data on this topic is necessary given the lack of prospective work to date.
CI  - (c) 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.
FAU - Beebe, Sarah
AU  - Beebe S
AD  - Department of Urology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
FAU - Scimeca, Alicia
AU  - Scimeca A
AD  - Department of Urology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
FAU - Diab, Dinah
AU  - Diab D
AD  - Department of Urology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
FAU - Wong, Nathan C
AU  - Wong NC
AD  - Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
FAU - Posid, Tasha
AU  - Posid T
AD  - Department of Urology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
FAU - Dason, Shawn
AU  - Dason S
AD  - Department of Urology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210930
PL  - United States
TA  - Urol Pract
JT  - Urology practice
JID - 101635343
EIN - Urol Pract. 2023 Jan;10(1):99. PMID: 37103463
PMC - PMC9661737
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - early detection of cancer
OT  - self-examination
OT  - testicular neoplasms
COIS- The Authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
EDAT- 2022/11/25 06:00
MHDA- 2022/11/25 06:01
PMCR- 2022/09/30
CRDT- 2022/11/24 02:14
PHST- 2021/05/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/07/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/11/24 02:14 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/11/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/11/25 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/09/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - UP-21-102 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000267 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Urol Pract. 2022 Jan;9(1):72-79. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000267. Epub 2021 Sep 
      30.