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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Education 4/2015

01.12.2015

Awareness of Risk Factors for Breast, Lung and Cervical Cancer in a UK Student Population

verfasst von: Susan M. Sherman, Emily L. Lane

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Education | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify levels of risk awareness for breast, lung and cervical cancer, in a UK student population. A sample of male (N = 62) and female (N = 58) university students, mean age 21.62 years completed a questionnaire identifying which risk factors they knew for each cancer. Analysis of variance was used to compare differences in risk awareness across gender and cancer types. Risk factor awareness was highest for lung cancer (0.78), mid-range for breast cancer (0.61) and lowest for cervical cancer (0.47). Women had greater risk factor awareness (0.67) than males (0.57) across all three cancers. There is also significant belief in mythic risk factors such as stress (from 14 to 40 % across the three cancers). Previous research has demonstrated that risk factor awareness increases with educational status, yet even in a university student population, in which the majority of females would have been offered the HPV vaccination, risk factor awareness for cancers is variable. More health education is needed particularly around the risk factors for cervical cancer.
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Metadaten
Titel
Awareness of Risk Factors for Breast, Lung and Cervical Cancer in a UK Student Population
verfasst von
Susan M. Sherman
Emily L. Lane
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Education / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Elektronische ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-014-0770-3

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