Prostate cancer: How aware is the public?

Abstract

Objective. To assess the public awareness of prostate cancer and willingness to seek medical attention for urinary symptoms, and to determine associated factors. Subjects and methods. A community survey was conducted using a questionnaire administered by the interviewer to 280 randomly selected Irish men aged 40-69 years. Results. A quarter of the men had not heard of prostate cancer; factors associated with having heard were nonmanual social class, living with a female partner and a history of treatment for urinary disease. Eighty per cent said they would be willing to attend a GP if they had urinary symptoms: associated factors were living with a female partner, having heard of prostate ca..