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Publikováno v:
British Journal of Cancer
Background: Gynaecological cancers account for ∼12% of female cancer incidence in the United Kingdom. Encouraging prompt help-seeking for potential symptoms could help improve outcomes. However, before developing help-seeking interventions, it is i
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Cancer. 48:3001-3008
Objective To identify levels of cervical cancer risk factor and symptom awareness, as well as predictors of higher awareness in a United Kingdom (UK) female population. Design Population based survey. Setting Participants’ homes in the UK. Sample U
Publikováno v:
Public Health. 126:702-709
Summary Objective To explore awareness of cancer risk factors in ethnic minority men and women living in England. Study design Cross-sectional survey. Methods Men and women were recruited from the six largest ethnic minority groups in the UK proporti
Autor:
Jane Wardle, Alice E. Simon, Dorota Juszczyk, Nina Smyth, Michael D Peake, Emily Power, Sara Hiom
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 67:426-432
Objectives To develop and validate a Lung Cancer Awareness Measure (Lung CAM) and explore the demographical and social predictors of lung cancer awareness in the general population. Methods study 1 Symptoms and risk factors for lung cancer were ident
Publikováno v:
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 20:2127-2131
Background: Fatalistic beliefs about cancer have been implicated in low uptake of screening and delay in presentation particularly in low socioeconomic status (SES) groups, but no studies have systematically evaluated interrelationships between SES,
Publikováno v:
Cancer Causes & Control. 22:135-140
Negative public attitudes towards cancer may contribute to delays in presentation and present barriers to providing quality care. This study explored the views of cancer experts regarding the content of public health messages to improve public attitu
Publikováno v:
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 19:2272-2277
Background: Qualitative studies implicate knowledge of cancer symptoms and attitudes towards help-seeking as important factors in patient delay. The present study uses quantitative data from a population-based survey to test the hypotheses that (a) a
Publikováno v:
Cancer Epidemiology. 34:212-219
Background: The value of testicular cancer (TC) education, and in particular advice on testicular self-examination (TSE), has been widely debated by health professionals. One concern centres on its potential to cause unnecessary anxiety among the tar
Publikováno v:
Journal of Health Psychology. 15:291-298
This qualitative study examined how cancer specialists answer patient questions about what might have caused their cancer. Findings showed that while they were often candid about the role of smoking and drinking in cancer onset and that of diet in ca
Publikováno v:
Colorectal Disease. 11:19-25
Disease stage is a strong predictor of cancer survival and is therefore assumed to influence psychosocial outcomes. However, existing findings are inconsistent, perhaps reflecting limited sample sizes, especially among patients with advanced disease.