Background: The aim of this study was to assess cancer awareness among medical students in Saudi Arabiatoward tobacco and alcohol use as risk factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey from October toDecember 2014, covering 1200 medical students, was performed. Results: Of the total, 975 (81.25%) responded.The male to female ratio was 1.00:7.125. 96/975 (9.8%) had smoked tobacco in their lifetime, and 51/975 (5.23%)were alcoholic beverage consumers. On asking them whether tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption can causecancer, only 4/975 (0.4%) and 14/975 (1.43%) answered no for smoking and alcohol, respectively. Conclusions:The prevalence of smoking and alcohol use is very low among medical students, which might be due to highfemale contribution besides social stigma. The prevalence of second-hand smoke (SHS) was found to be veryhigh in Hail region.
(2015). Assessment of Perception of Medical Students in Regard to Links between Tobacco or Alcohol Use and Cancer. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(7), 2697-2700.
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(2015). 'Assessment of Perception of Medical Students in Regard to Links between Tobacco or Alcohol Use and Cancer', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(7), pp. 2697-2700.
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