Table 2 Summary of knowledge of cancer age-related risk and its prevalence in Gaza
From: Knowledge level of cancer symptoms and risk factors in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Question | Total (n = 2886) n (%) | Adolescents (n = 1457) n (%) | Adults (n = 1429) n (%) | p value | Females (n = 1483) n (%) | Males (n = 1403) n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the next year, who is most likely to develop cancer? Someone in their: | |||||||
 20’s | 260 (9.0) | 104 (7.1) | 156 (10.9) | < 0.001 | 132 (8.9) | 128 (9.1) | < 0.001 |
 30’s | 175 (6.1) | 54 (3.7) | 121 (8.5) |  | 88 (5.9) | 87 (6.2) |  |
 40’s | 183 (6.3) | 64 (4.4) | 119 (8.3) |  | 82 (5.5) | 101 (7.2) |  |
 50’s | 115 (4.0) | 39 (2.7) | 76 (5.3) |  | 49 (3.3) | 66 (4.7) |  |
 60’s | 94 (3.3) | 31 (2.1) | 63 (4.4) |  | 33 (2.2) | 61 (4.3) |  |
 70’s | 27 (0.9) | 9 (0.6) | 18 (1.3) |  | 10 (0.7) | 17 (1.2) |  |
 80’s | 35 (1.2) | 6 (0.4) | 29 (2.0) |  | 13 (0.9) | 22 (1.6) |  |
 Cancer is unrelated to age | 1885 (65.3) | 1047 (71.9) | 838 (58.7) |  | 1063 (71.7) | 822 (58.6) |  |
 I do not know | 112 (3.9) | 103 (7.1) | 9 (0.6) |  | 13 (0.9) | 99 (7.1) |  |
What do you think is the most common cancer in women? | |||||||
 Breast cancer | 2220 (76.9) | 981 (67.3) | 1239 (86.7) | < 0.001 | 1116 (75.3) | 1104 (78.7) | 0.010 |
 Uterine cancer | 63 (2.2) | 29 (2.0) | 34 (2.4) |  | 30 (2.0) | 33 (2.4) |  |
 Cervical cancer | 23 (0.8) | 15 (1.0) | 8 (0.6) |  | 9 (0.6) | 14 (1.0) |  |
 Leukemia | 21 (0.7) | 8 (0.5) | 13 (0.9) |  | 6 (0.4) | 15 (1.1) |  |
 Colon cancer | 11 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.6) |  | 6 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) |  |
 Others | 37 (1.3) | 16 (1.2) | 21 (1.5) |  | 15 (0.9) | 22 (1.4) |  |
 I do not know | 511 (17.7) | 406 (27.9) | 105 (7.3) |  | 301 (20.3) | 210 (15.0) |  |
What do you think is the most common cancer in men? | |||||||
 Lung cancer | 620 (21.5) | 244 (16.7) | 376 (26.3) | < 0.001 | 284 (19.2) | 336 (23.9) | < 0.001 |
 Prostate cancer | 627 (21.7) | 241 (16.5) | 386 (27.0) |  | 322 (21.7) | 305 (21.7) |  |
 Leukemia | 245 (8.5) | 110 (7.5) | 135 (9.4) |  | 108 (7.3) | 137 (9.8) |  |
 Brain cancer | 90 (3.1) | 50 (3.4) | 40 (2.8) |  | 49 (3.3) | 41 (2.9) |  |
 Colon cancer | 196 (6.8) | 33 (2.3) | 163 (11.4) |  | 80 (5.4) | 116 (8.3) |  |
 Liver cancer | 74 (2.6) | 48 (3.3) | 26 (1.8) |  | 34 (2.3) | 40 (2.9) |  |
 Testicular cancer | 46 (1.6) | 32 (2.2) | 14 (1.0) |  | 26 (1.8) | 20 (1.4) |  |
 Others | 214 (7.4) | 148 (10.3) | 66 (4.7) |  | 100 (6.7) | 114 (8.1) |  |
 I do not know | 774 (26.8) | 551 (37.8) | 223 (15.6) |  | 480 (32.3) | 294 (21.0) |  |