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Mass media and risk factors for cancer: the under-representation of age

BACKGROUND: Increasing age is a risk factor for developing cancer. Yet, older people commonly underestimate this risk, are less likely to be aware of the early symptoms, and are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage cancer. Mass media are a key influence on the public’s understanding healt...

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Autores principales: Macdonald, Sara, Cunningham, Yvonne, Patterson, Chris, Robb, Katie, Macleod, Una, Anker, Thomas, Hilton, Shona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5918870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5341-9