Self-Awareness of Testicular Cancer among Mansoura Male University Students

Cancer of the testis is the most common form of cancer among men aged 15-35 years
and its incidence is increasing. This form of cancer is easily diagnosed by testicular selfexamination
and is a highly treatable disease if detected early. Adolescent and young adult
males must be taught to perform TSE as a normal routine health promotion activity.
Objective: To assess Self-Awareness of Testicular Cancer among Mansoura Male University
Students. Settings: 16 faculties affiliated to Mansoura University. Subjects: The sample size
comprised 424 male students. Tools: Four tools were used in this study the first one Socio
Economic Scale was adopted from Fahmy and El-Sherbini Socio Economic Scale, and
modified by El Gelany, El-Wehady and El-Wasify, the following three tools were developed
by researcher after reviewing the relevant literatures, tool two and three were developed to
assess students' knowledge and their subjective practice related to testicular cancer and the
fourth one was developed to assess students' attitudes and culture impact of their practices
toward testicular self-examination. Results: Most of students showed poor knowledge about
testicular cancer (TC) and improper practice of testicular self-examination. There is
statistically significant relation between the studied students' level of knowledge and their
academic year, and there is a positive significant relation between students' knowledge and
their attitude. Conclusion: The main conclusion drawn from the current study is that the
majority of students had poor knowledge and poor subjective practices related to testicular
cancer and its preventive measures. Concerning students' attitude, most students reported
that testicular cancer is a sever disease and testicular self-examination is very useful for early
detection of this disease. Recommendation: It is recommended to conduct health education
program to university male students focusing on improving their knowledge about TC and the
importance of TSE practice for the early detection. Public health campaigns about testicular
cancer and its preventive practices must be conducted for men.