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Table 3 Respondents with knowledge of types of cancers (N = 409)

From: Women’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) relating to breast and cervical cancers in rural Zimbabwe: a cross sectional study in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province

Types of cancers knowna

Respondents reporting knowledge of the cancer types

N

%

Breast Cancer

247

60.4

Cervical Cancer

267

65.3

Bladder Cancer

1

0.2

Kaposi sarcoma

33

8.1

Colon and Rectal Cancer

18

4.4

Endometrial Cancer (Uterus lining)

7

1.7

Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer

2

0.5

Leukaemia (White Blood Cells)

5

1.2

Lung Cancer

6

1.5

Melanoma/Skin Cancer

7

1.7

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

5

1.2

Pancreatic Cancer

0

0

Prostate Cancer

7

1.5

Thyroid Cancer

1

0.2

  1. a There is no statistically significant relationship between age and knowledge of types of cancers