Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults
PURPOSE: The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of perceived risk for cancer; to explore associations between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cancer risk; to identify perceived cause of cancer risk; and to examine the associations between sociodemogr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25483748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2014.024 |
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author | Kye, Su Yeon Park, Eun Young Oh, Kyounghee Park, Keeho |
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description | PURPOSE: The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of perceived risk for cancer; to explore associations between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cancer risk; to identify perceived cause of cancer risk; and to examine the associations between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cause of cancer risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,009 participants aged 30-69 years, selected from a population-based database in October 2009 through multiple-stratified random sampling. Information was collected about the participants’ perceived cancer risk and perceived cause of cancer risk. RESULTS: Overall, 59.5% of the respondents thought they had the chance of developing cancer. Female sex, younger age, lower income, and family history of cancer were positively associated with perceived cancer risk. The most important perceived cause of cancer risk was stress. There was a difference between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cause of cancer risk. CONCLUSION: Factors affecting perceptions of cancer risk and cause of cancer risk need to be addressed in risk communications. The results provide important directions for the development of educational strategies to promote awareness and self-appraisal of cancer risk and risk factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-43980992015-04-16 Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults Kye, Su Yeon Park, Eun Young Oh, Kyounghee Park, Keeho Cancer Res Treat Original Article PURPOSE: The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of perceived risk for cancer; to explore associations between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cancer risk; to identify perceived cause of cancer risk; and to examine the associations between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cause of cancer risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,009 participants aged 30-69 years, selected from a population-based database in October 2009 through multiple-stratified random sampling. Information was collected about the participants’ perceived cancer risk and perceived cause of cancer risk. RESULTS: Overall, 59.5% of the respondents thought they had the chance of developing cancer. Female sex, younger age, lower income, and family history of cancer were positively associated with perceived cancer risk. The most important perceived cause of cancer risk was stress. There was a difference between sociodemographics and family history of cancer and perceived cause of cancer risk. CONCLUSION: Factors affecting perceptions of cancer risk and cause of cancer risk need to be addressed in risk communications. The results provide important directions for the development of educational strategies to promote awareness and self-appraisal of cancer risk and risk factors. Korean Cancer Association 2015-04 2014-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4398099/ /pubmed/25483748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2014.024 Text en Copyright © 2015 by the Korean Cancer Association This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kye, Su Yeon Park, Eun Young Oh, Kyounghee Park, Keeho Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title | Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title_full | Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title_fullStr | Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title_short | Perceptions of Cancer Risk and Cause of Cancer Risk in Korean Adults |
title_sort | perceptions of cancer risk and cause of cancer risk in korean adults |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25483748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2014.024 |
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