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Introduction: Cancer education and informing people about cancer treatment and its sequel and their fertility can significantly lessen their health risk. Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and understanding toward fertility preservation (FP) for cancer patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at two universities in Riyadh. A questionnaire was developed based on different surveys and was adapted to our culture. It was composed of two parts: sociodemographic data and questions assessing students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding FP. The second section discussed factors that could influence the utilization of FP services. It was composed of 5 questions, 4-point Likert scale (greatly, usually, rarely, never) scored from 1 for never to 4 for greatly. Results: Students, particularly females, were more knowledgeable about different FP methods, such as Gonadotrophin releasing hormones, sperm cryopreservation, and oocyte cryopreservation. They stated that cost, lack of information, and access to FP services are the most common factors hindering the utilization of services. They expressed a good attitude toward FP; however, nearly half of them mentioned that cancer treatment should be started first before FP. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the respectable awareness and attitude of FP among Saudi medical students. However, some gaps are present, indicating the need to improve education about FP in the medical curriculum.

Background: False-positive (FP) multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MPMRI) obscures and swift needless biopsies in men with a high prostate-specific antigen. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study, in which all patients who had been exposed to consecutive MP-MRI of the prostate combined with transrectal ultrasound-guided-magnetic resonance imaging fusion-guided prostate biopsy between 2017 and 2020 were involved in the study. The FP was measured as the number of biopsies that did not encompass prostate cancer divided by the whole number of biopsies. Results: The percentage of FP cases was 51.1%, the highest percentage was found in Prostate Imaging–Reporting and Data System (PI-RADs) 3 (37.7%) and the lowest was detected in PI-RAD 5 (14.5%). Those with FP biopsies are younger, and their total prostate antigen (PSA) and PSA density (PSAD) are significantly lesser. The area under the curve PSAD, age, and total PSA are 0.76, 0.74, and 0.69, respectively. An optimum PSAD value of 0.135 was chosen as a cutoff because it showed the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity, 68% and 69%, respectively. Conclusion: FP results of mpMRI were detected in more than half of our sample, more than one-third were presented in Pi-RAD3, improved imaging techniques to decrease FP rates are highly needed.

Objectives: To explore the cancer prevention-related nutrition knowledge of primary health care physicians towards nutrition and its relation to the development of cancer., Materials and Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among family physicians in Riyadh, between November 2019 and April 2020. The participants in the current study were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included socio-economic data and data related to the association between nutrition and cancer., Results: The mean correct knowledge score for physicians is good but less than expected (26.5+5.8) 73.6%. Multiple regression revealed that age, position, and nationality to be significantly associated with knowledge of cancer prevention (P<0.05) among physicians., Conclusions: Primary care physicians have good knowledge about the relation between nutrition and cancer but not sufficient, they should have continuous nutrition educational training programs to ensure safe and sound nutritional advice to patients and for the public about the relation of nutrition and cancer.