Background: 

No studies have been conducted to address lung cancer awareness in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the level of lung cancer awareness in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:

An online survey was used across the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this study, an interim analysis was offered.

Result:

The analysis includes 1445 participants (18-31 years constitute 62.5% of the whole; 55.4% were male; 39.9% had high school certification; and 84.6% were non-smokers). The proportion of participants who reported the following as signs of lung cancer was: weight loss (24.6%), a chest infection lasting 3 weeks or longer (36.5%), a cough lasting two or three weeks (34.6%), persistent shortness of breath (38.6%), persistent tiredness (30.3%), persistent chest pain (41.4%), persistent shoulder pain (17.2%), coughing up blood (67.9%), pain when breathing (43.3%), a painful cough (44.3%), loss of appetite (25.5%), and changes in the shape of your fingers or nails (32.8%). Table 1 shows the level of agreement on different risk factors related to lung cancer. About 35% related lung cancer to a specific age, while only 25% of the whole sample were completely confident to notice symptoms of lung cancer.

Conclusion:

Preliminary findings indicated that the Saudi community's awareness of lung cancer was inadequate. Public awareness interventions are needed to improve their understanding of lung cancer symptoms and its risk factors.