First-degree relatives of cancer patients: a target group for primary prevention? A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Ulrike Haug, Oliver Riedel, Louise Olsson, Constanze Cholmakow-Bodechtel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Colorectal cancer Cross-sectional study Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Lifestyle modification Cancer prevention Risk factors Risk Factors Prostate Uterine cancer Germany Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans Family Genetic Predisposition to Disease 030212 general & internal medicine First-degree relatives Stomach cancer Life Style Early Detection of Cancer Aged Aged 80 and over Motivation business.industry Stomach Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Primary Prevention Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Population Surveillance 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Perception business |
| Zdroj: | British journal of cancer, 118: 1255-1261 British Journal of Cancer |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Persons with a first-degree relative (FDR) with cancer are at increased cancer risk. We investigated preventive behaviour, cancer risk perception and readiness to change an unhealthy lifestyle in persons with and without an FDR with cancer. METHODS: Using an online questionnaire, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Germany including persons (≥35 years) with an FDR with colorectal, lung, prostate, breast, stomach or cervical/uterine cancer (n = 621) and persons without cancer in FDRs (n = 303). Quota sampling ensured similar age and sex distributions in both groups. RESULTS: Unfavourable lifestyle factors were equally common in both groups. The proportion perceiving an increased cancer risk significantly differed (p |
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