Kontakt 2009, 11(1):169-174 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.031

Importance of the screening in tumour-diseases preventionPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče

Papp Katalin¹, Valérie Tóthová^2,*

¹ University of Debrecen Faculty of Health

² South Bohemia University Social and Health Faculty

The unfavourable health conditions of Hungarian population are known in Europe and over the world as well. The ratio of mortality by malignant tumours in our country is way over the European average. In Hungary, mortality ratio of cervix cancer in 3.5 times, that of cancer of lungs is 2.5 times higher, than the European average. Mortality of tumours diseases in Hungary in highest for women in cases of lungs, colorectal or breast; for men of lungs, colorectal, lips and mouth, or prostate. Approximately 67 000 new malignant tumours cases are registered yearly in Hungary and about 33 500 people die through some malignant tumours disease. The preventions have to be very effective and operative. We involved to our research 120 people how they apply for the screening test. We can tell mostly know the national screening system, but the application is not enough. The health workers have to give more information about the prevention of the tumours.

Keywords: prevention; screening test; public health programme; propagated screening

Received: October 6, 2008; Accepted: January 30, 2009; Published: May 27, 2009  Show citation