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Table 2 Type of cancer screening test done in the past 3 years

From: Cancer screening in a middle-aged general population: factors associated with practices and attitudes

 

Women

Men

 

30–49 years

N = 830

50–60 years

N = 436

 

30–49 years

N = 678

50–60 years

N = 357

 
 

%

%

p-value

%

%

p-value

Breast cancer (mammography, ultrasound)

35.0

90.3

< 0.001

-

-

-

Uterus (Pap test)

73.4

83.2

< 0.001

-

-

-

Prostate (digital rectal exam., prostate-specific antigen test)

-

-

-

8.7

55.1

< 0.001

Colon (colonoscopy, faecal occult blood test)

5.4

16.8

< 0.001

5.4

25.1

< 0.001

Skin (examination by a dermatologist)

19.2

19.0

0.94

12.7

16.2

0.13

At least one test in the past 3 years

78.8

91.5

< 0.001

21.4

59.4

< 0.001

Number of recommended screening tests

1

3

 

0

2

 
  1. Note: in bold = recommended screening tests