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Abstract：
Cancer is a common health problem worldwide. Early cancer education for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is important for the prevention or early detection of cancer. In this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study, we examined the cancer awareness among parents of AYAs. Japanese adults with junior or senior high school children were included in this study. The cancer awareness measure (CAM) was used to assess cancer awareness, and the survey was conducted in December 2021. Warning signs, barriers to seeking help, and risk factors were surveyed using an online anonymous questionnaire. In addition, personal information, the presence of other cancer survivors, attendance at cancer seminars, conversations with children about cancer, interest in cancer education for children, and previous cancer screening were surveyed. A t-test or Spearman correlation coefficient was used to compare the total CAM scores for the individual factors. The relationship between cancer-screening behavior and individual factors was analyzed using the χ2 test. In addition, multiple regression analysis or logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors influencing cancer awareness or cancer-screening behavior. Responses were obtained from the 612 participants. The mean CAM score was 3.7 for cancer warning signs, 4.3 for barriers to seeking help, and 6.5 for risk factors. Cancer warning signs were associated with gender and the presence of a spouse, family member, or friend who had experienced cancer. Barriers to seeking help were associated with age, gender, and education, while risk factors were associated with gender, education, and conversations about cancer with children. Moreover, these scores were associated with each cancer screening behavior. Cancer awareness among Japanese adults with AYAs was influenced by gender, academic background, occupation, the presence of cancer survivors around them, and whether they had conversations about cancer with their children, as well as their cancer screening behavior.
摘要：
癌症是全球常见的健康问题。青少年和年轻人的早期癌症教育（AYAs）对于预防或早期发现癌症很重要。在这项基于问卷调查的横断面研究中，我们检查了AYAs父母对癌症的认识。这项研究包括有初中或高中儿童的日本成年人。癌症意识测量（CAM）用于评估癌症意识，该调查于2021年12月进行。警告标志,寻求帮助的障碍，并使用在线匿名问卷对危险因素进行调查。此外,个人信息,其他癌症幸存者的存在，参加癌症研讨会，和孩子们谈论癌症，对儿童癌症教育的兴趣，和以前的癌症筛查进行了调查。使用t检验或Spearman相关系数比较各个因素的CAM总分。使用χ2检验分析癌症筛查行为与个体因素之间的关系。此外,使用多元回归分析或logistic回归分析来确定影响癌症认知或癌症筛查行为的因素.从612名参与者获得回答。癌症警告信号的平均CAM评分为3.7，4.3寻求帮助的障碍，风险因素为6.5。癌症警告信号与性别和配偶的存在有关，家庭成员,或者经历过癌症的朋友。寻求帮助的障碍与年龄有关，性别,和教育，虽然危险因素与性别有关，教育,和儿童谈论癌症。此外，这些评分与每种癌症筛查行为相关.患有AYAs的日本成年人的癌症意识受到性别的影响，学术背景,职业,他们周围有癌症幸存者，他们是否和他们的孩子谈论癌症，以及他们的癌症筛查行为。
