Influence of personalized attitude on the duration of exposure to cancer some risk factors in Northern Saudi Arabia

Knowledge of cancer-related risk factors and implementation of appropriate prevention and control
measures reduces cancer burden. The present investigation involved a descriptive cross-sectional
analysis, which was handled in Hail province, Northern Saudi Arabia. The study recruited 433 volunteers
who were recruited during the period from October to November 2020. The participants were randomly
nominated from the civilians living in the city of Hail. The prevalence of exposure to cancer risk factors
were 140/433(32.3%) participants to cigarette smoking, 36/433(8.3%) alcohol consumption,
59/433(13.6%) pesticides, 26/433(6%) insecticides, 153/433(35.3%) physical inactivity, 205/433(47.3%)
overweight, and 77/433(17.8%) obesity. Cancer risk factors such as overweight/obesity, physical
inactivity, cigarette smoking, and exposure to pesticides are prevalent in the Northern Regions of Saudi
Arabia. Although duration of exposure to cancer risk is essential in carcinogenesis, it was affected by the
attitude rather than the level of awareness.