Analysis of prevalence of selected risk factors for cancer in a selected population and sociodemographic variables
- Ewa Smoleń
- Elżbieta Cipora
- Magdalena Jarema
- Karolina Hombek
DOIAbstract
Indtroduction. Important risk factors for cancer include smoking, alcohol consumption and exposure to ultraviolet rays. Their avoidance reduces the risk of cancer. Aim. Defining risk factors for cancer among residents of Sanok district. Material and methods. The study included 157 residents of Sanok district in 2015. The method of diagnostic survey, engineering survey was used, whereas a research tool was the original questionnaire. In the assessment of dependence a statistical significance level of p <0.05 was used. Results. Smoking was more often declared by male patients from 31 to 50 years of age, with vocational education. The largest percentage of respondents smoked about 10 cigarettes a day. Most often the respondents reported smo...
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