title: Knowledge about cancer screening among medical students and internal medicine residents in Mexico City.
abstract: It is extremely important that physicians are aware of cancer screening precise indications. We sought to explore its knowledge among Mexican medical students and internal medicine residents. Students and residents completed a questionnaire-based survey about breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancer screening. Four hundred fifty-one individuals answered the survey: 64.52% students and 35.48% residents. Mean knowledge score was 63.97 ± 14.97. Residents scored higher than students (p = 0.0001). No difference in the education concerning cervical and colon cancer screening was found. Knowledge of screening guidelines is suboptimal among medical students and residents. Further efforts should be targeted to educational and training programs in this country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Seccion XVI, Delegación Tlalpan, Mexico DF C.P. 14000, Mexico. cynthiavg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villarreal-Garza
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Aceituno
authors.forename: Antonio R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perfecto-Arroyo
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rojas-Flores
authors.forename: Eucario
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: León-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D055815:Young Adult