Awareness on cancer among the postgraduate students

Although cancer is relatively common in both developing and developed countries, public knowledge of the disease remains low. Awareness on Cancer is necessary for early identification and better health-seeking behavior. Screening methods may be underutilized due to a lack of awareness, resulting in a delay in diagnosis. The study's main goal is to increase cancer awareness and knowledge among postgraduate students. The current research is a descriptive study that uses a survey technique. As many as 68 samples were collected from the postgraduate students Bharathiar University and other than Bharathiar University of the Coimbatore district. For data collection, the investigator created the cancer awareness scale (CAS), and standardized by the investigator. The findings showed that the postgraduate students have an average level of awareness on cancer.