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RESEARCH PAPER
Awareness of gastrointestinal tract malignancies among the population of Lublin province (Eastern Poland) – A cross-sectional study
Monika Berbecka 1
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Małgorzata Kolasińska-Bzoma 2
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Ewa Kolasińska-Gliwa 3
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Wojciech Polkowski 1
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G. Johan A. Offerhaus 4
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Ryszard Maciejewski 1
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Robert Sitarz 1
 
 
 
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Medical University, Lublin, Poland
 
2
Independent Public Primary Health Care, Parczew, Poland
 
3
Non-public Primary Health Care Facility, Józefów, Poland
 
4
Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
 
 
Corresponding author
Monika Berbecka   

Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-089, Lublin, Poland
 
 
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2020;27(3):469-475
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26444/aaem/113469
 
 
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KEYWORDS
awareness of gastrointestinal malignancies
cancer prevention
primary health care
prophylaxis
risk factors
 
TOPICS
Health effects of chemical pollutants in agricultural areas , including occupational and non-occupational effects of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers) and effects of industrial disposal (heavy metals, sulphur, etc.) contaminating the atmosphere, soil and water
State of the health of rural communities depending on various factors: social factors, accessibility of medical care, etc.
 
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Currently, malignancies are the most severe medical problems worldwide. Numerous, already known risk factors in carcinogenesis could be potentially avoided. Some cancer risk factors have been recognized and have become the targets of primary prophylaxis.

Objective:
The aim of the study was to ascertain the state of knowledge about risk factors, primary prevention and early detection of malignancies of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in the urban and rural population of the Lublin province in Eastern Poland.

Material and methods:
The study was cross-sectional. The originally designed questionnaire was applied to the group of 1,352 patients, representatives of both the rural and urban environments of the Lublin province during random appointments with their general practitioner (GP).

Results:
The study showed low awareness of the issues connected with GIT malignancies within the studied group. The problem was particulary apparent in the rural population.

Conclusions:
In order to raise general awareness of cancer, different means should be applied in urban and rural populations. GPs and the media were found to have the leading rols in the promotion of primary prevention.
FUNDING
The study was partly supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Warsaw, Poland [Grant No. NN402423838]. The authors express their thanks to dr M. Skierucha for critical review of the manuscript.
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