Table 4 Understanding of cancer among high school students
From: Cancer understanding among Japanese students based on a nationwide survey
Kind of cancer | Responses | Boys (n = 1,546) | Girls (n = 2,157) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | (95 % CI) | N | % | (95 % CI) | ||
Breast cancer | Never heard | 38 | 2.5 | (1.7, 3.3) | 24 | 1.1 | (0.7, 1.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 876 | 57.4 | (54.9, 59.9) | 829 | 38.8 | (36.8, 40.9) | |
Heard/Understand | 612 | 40.1 | (37.6, 42.6) | 1282 | 60.0 | (58.0, 62.1) | |
Leukemia | Never heard | 50 | 3.3 | (2.4, 4.2) | 40 | 1.9 | (1.3, 2.5) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 812 | 53.2 | (50.7, 55.7) | 908 | 42.6 | (40.5, 44.7) | |
Heard/Understand | 664 | 43.5 | (41.0, 46.0) | 1184 | 55.5 | (53.4, 57.6) | |
Lung cancer | Never heard | 44 | 2.9 | (2.1, 3.7) | 33 | 1.6 | (1.0, 2.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 747 | 49.2 | (46.7, 51.7) | 1064 | 50.2 | (48.0, 52.3) | |
Heard/Understand | 728 | 47.9 | (45.4, 50.4) | 1024 | 48.3 | (46.2, 50.4) | |
Uterine cancer | Never heard | 124 | 8.2 | (6.8, 9.5) | 59 | 2.8 | (2.1, 3.5) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 986 | 64.9 | (62.5, 67.3) | 972 | 45.6 | (43.5, 47.7) | |
Heard/Understand | 409 | 26.9 | (24.7, 29.2) | 1100 | 51.6 | (49.5, 53.7) | |
Brain tumor | Never heard | 97 | 6.4 | (5.1, 7.6) | 96 | 4.5 | (3.6, 5.4) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 880 | 57.8 | (55.3, 60.3) | 1154 | 54.1 | (52.0, 56.2) | |
Heard/Understand | 545 | 35.8 | (33.4, 38.2) | 883 | 41.4 | (39.3, 43.5) | |
Skin cancer | Never heard | 93 | 6.1 | (4.9, 7.3) | 86 | 4.0 | (3.2, 4.9) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 899 | 59.1 | (56.6, 61.5) | 1218 | 57.1 | (55.0, 59.2) | |
Heard/Understand | 530 | 34.8 | (32.4, 37.2) | 828 | 38.8 | (36.8, 40.9) | |
Stomach cancer | Never heard | 66 | 4.3 | (3.3, 5.4) | 68 | 3.2 | (2.4, 3.9) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 910 | 59.8 | (57.3, 62.2) | 1264 | 59.4 | (57.3, 61.5) | |
Heard/Understand | 547 | 35.9 | (33.5, 38.3) | 796 | 37.4 | (35.4, 39.5) | |
Esophageal cancer | Never heard | 76 | 5.0 | (3.9, 6.1) | 59 | 2.8 | (2.1, 3.5) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 940 | 61.6 | (59.2, 64.0) | 1303 | 61.0 | (59.0, 63.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 510 | 33.4 | (31.1, 35.8) | 773 | 36.2 | (34.2, 38.2) | |
Liver cancer | Never heard | 102 | 6.7 | (5.5, 8.0) | 115 | 5.4 | (4.4, 6.4) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 982 | 64.8 | (62.4, 67.2) | 1450 | 68.1 | (66.1, 70.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 432 | 28.5 | (26.2, 30.8) | 565 | 26.5 | (24.7, 28.4) | |
Colon cancer | Never heard | 222 | 14.7 | (12.9, 16.5) | 277 | 13.1 | (11.7, 14.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 929 | 61.4 | (58.9, 63.9) | 1345 | 63.7 | (61.7, 65.8) | |
Heard/Understand | 362 | 23.9 | (21.8, 26.1) | 488 | 23.1 | (21.3, 24.9) | |
Prostate cancer | Never heard | 336 | 22.2 | (20.1, 24.3) | 620 | 29.2 | (27.3, 31.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 909 | 60.0 | (57.6, 62.5) | 1173 | 55.3 | (53.1, 57.4) | |
Heard/Understand | 269 | 17.8 | (15.8, 19.7) | 330 | 15.5 | (14.0, 17.1) | |
Pancreatic cancer | Never heard | 264 | 17.5 | (15.6, 19.4) | 305 | 14.4 | (12.9, 15.9) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 1010 | 67.0 | (64.6, 69.3) | 1495 | 70.5 | (68.5, 72.4) | |
Heard/Understand | 234 | 15.5 | (13.7, 17.3) | 322 | 15.2 | (13.6, 16.7) | |
Ovarian cancer | Never heard | 576 | 38.2 | (35.7, 40.6) | 757 | 35.9 | (33.9, 38.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 730 | 48.4 | (45.9, 50.9) | 1010 | 47.9 | (45.8, 50.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 202 | 13.4 | (11.7, 15.1) | 341 | 16.2 | (14.6, 17.7) | |
Testicular cancer | Never heard | 575 | 38.0 | (35.6, 40.5) | 871 | 41.2 | (39.1, 43.3) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 725 | 47.9 | (45.4, 50.5) | 1018 | 48.1 | (46.0, 50.3) | |
Heard/Understand | 212 | 14.0 | (12.3, 15.8) | 226 | 10.7 | (9.4, 12.0) | |
Bladder cancer | Never heard | 555 | 36.9 | (34.5, 39.3) | 905 | 42.8 | (40.7, 44.9) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 755 | 50.2 | (47.7, 52.7) | 989 | 46.8 | (44.6, 48.9) | |
Heard/Understand | 194 | 12.9 | (11.2, 14.6) | 221 | 10.4 | (9.1, 11.8) | |