암 예방에 대한 20대 성인의 인식

Recognition of Adults in Their 20's on Cancer Prevention

The present study aimed to investigate recognition of adults in their 20's on cancer prevention. Subjects of the study were a total of 322 adults in their 20's in Korea. Major findings of this study were as follows: 1) the knowledge on cancer and its preventive diets were scored to relatively high level, 10.1 out of 13 points and 8.2 out of 10 points, respectively; 2) the interest on cancer prevention and cancer preventive diet were scored to 3.1 points (out of 5 points) and 3.5 points (out of 5 points), respectively; 3) 41.9% of the subjects thought their efforts for cancer prevention should be made since their 20's, but only 14.9% of the subjects thought their effort should be made during entire lifetime; 3) the demand for the education on cancer preventive diets was scored to high level (4.1 out of 5 points); 4) the subjects preferred 'medical doctors' most (male 72.0%, female 66.3%) as the educator for the education program on cancer preventive diets. The present study suggests that effective educational programs on cancer prevention are needed for adults in their 20's in order to improve their understanding on cancer prevention and cancer preventive diet.