1. Knowledge, opinions, and practices related to oral cancer: results of three elderly racial groups.
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Yellowitz JA, Goodman HS, and Farooq NS
- Subjects
- Black or African American statistics & numerical data, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Asian statistics & numerical data, Baltimore epidemiology, Black People, Dental Health Services statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Korea ethnology, Male, Mouth Neoplasms prevention & control, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Urban Population statistics & numerical data, White People statistics & numerical data, Black or African American psychology, Asian psychology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mouth Neoplasms ethnology, White People psychology
- Abstract
A study of 204 inner-city, senior center participants (ages ranged from 41-96 years) was conducted to assess their knowledge, opinions, and practices related to oral cancer. Participants were either White, African-American, or of Korean descent. The interview/questionnaire revealed this cohort to lack correct knowledge of the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of oral cancer, and to have had risk behaviors associated with oral cancer. Given that oral cancer is most frequently diagnosed in those aged 65 years and older, and that this cohort tends not to obtain routine preventive oral health care, it is imperative that these seniors be educated about the risks associated with oral cancer and their need for routine oral examinations.
- Published
- 1997
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