Hospice Care

Introduction: Cancer begins when genetic changes interfere with orderly process of cell division. Cells start to grow uncontrollably. These cells may form a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor means the tumor can grow but will not spread.2 Cancer is not a single disease. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells. Ignoring the body’s signal to stop, malignant cells multiply to form tumors in organs and tissues or, in the case of blood cancers, crowd out normal cells in the blood stream and bone marrow. When the genetic material of a cell– the DNA– is damaged, mutations can arise, potentially disrupting normal growth and division. An accumulation of mutations can turn normal cells into precancerous cells, which sometimes multiply and evolve into cancer cells. Cancer is a result of the accumulation of this cell.2 Statement: Assess the awareness about the causative factor, control, and prevention of oral cancer among the supportive staff of the selected organization in the urban area. Objectives: 1) To assess the awareness about the causative factors of the oral cancer among the supportive staff of the selected organization in the urban area. 2) To assess the awareness about the control measures of the oral cancer among the supportive staff of the selected organization in the urban area. 3) To assess the awareness about the preventive measures of the oral cancer among the supportive staff of the selected organization in the urban area. 4) To find out the relation between the awareness about the causative factors, control and prevention of the cancer with the selected demographic variables among the supportive staff of the selected organization in the urban area. METHOD: A Descriptive research design was used for the present study & 60 supportive staff are selected from RYK science College. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the awareness of supportive staff regarding oral caner. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. RESULT: Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. In the present study shows that the percentage wise result of assessment of awareness about the causative factors, control and prevention of oral cancer. It shows that 40% supportive staff has excellent knowledge about the causative factors, control and prevention of oral cancer. However 11.66% of supportive staff has poor awareness score about the causative factors, control and prevention of oral cancer. CONCLUSION: Findings of the study showed that, supportive staff has excellent knowledge (40%) about the causative factors, control and prevention of oral cancer whereas 11.66% of supportive staff has poor knowledge about the causative factors, control and prevention of oral cancer. More educational and awareness programmesto such group will help to enhance knowledge on prevention of oral cancers.