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Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020
The European Code against Cancer recommends not to smoke, to avoid alcohol consumption, to eat a healthy diet, and maintain a healthy weight to prevent cancer. To what extent is the public aware of the influence of these lifestyle factors on cancer development? The goal of the current study was to d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910472 |
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author | Petrova, Dafina Borrás, Josep Maria Pollán, Marina Bayo Lozano, Eloísa Vicente, David Jiménez Moleón, José Juan Sánchez, Maria José |
author_facet | Petrova, Dafina Borrás, Josep Maria Pollán, Marina Bayo Lozano, Eloísa Vicente, David Jiménez Moleón, José Juan Sánchez, Maria José |
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description | The European Code against Cancer recommends not to smoke, to avoid alcohol consumption, to eat a healthy diet, and maintain a healthy weight to prevent cancer. To what extent is the public aware of the influence of these lifestyle factors on cancer development? The goal of the current study was to describe the perceived influence of four lifestyle factors (tobacco, alcohol, diet, and weight) on cancer development in the general population and identify factors related to low perceptions of influence. We analyzed data from the 2020 Onco-barometer (n = 4769), a representative population-based survey conducted in Spain. With the exception of smoking, lifestyle factors were among those with the least perceived influence, more so among the demographic groups at higher risk from cancer including men and older individuals (65+ years). Individuals from lower socio-economic groups were more likely to report not knowing what influence lifestyle factors have on cancer. Lower perceived influence was also consistently related to perceiving very low risk from cancer. Overall, although there is variation in perceptions regarding the different lifestyle factors, low perceived influence clusters among those at higher risk for cancer. These results signal the need for public health campaigns and messages informing the public about the preventive potential of lifestyle factors beyond avoiding tobacco consumption. |
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spelling | pubmed-85079992021-10-13 Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 Petrova, Dafina Borrás, Josep Maria Pollán, Marina Bayo Lozano, Eloísa Vicente, David Jiménez Moleón, José Juan Sánchez, Maria José Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The European Code against Cancer recommends not to smoke, to avoid alcohol consumption, to eat a healthy diet, and maintain a healthy weight to prevent cancer. To what extent is the public aware of the influence of these lifestyle factors on cancer development? The goal of the current study was to describe the perceived influence of four lifestyle factors (tobacco, alcohol, diet, and weight) on cancer development in the general population and identify factors related to low perceptions of influence. We analyzed data from the 2020 Onco-barometer (n = 4769), a representative population-based survey conducted in Spain. With the exception of smoking, lifestyle factors were among those with the least perceived influence, more so among the demographic groups at higher risk from cancer including men and older individuals (65+ years). Individuals from lower socio-economic groups were more likely to report not knowing what influence lifestyle factors have on cancer. Lower perceived influence was also consistently related to perceiving very low risk from cancer. Overall, although there is variation in perceptions regarding the different lifestyle factors, low perceived influence clusters among those at higher risk for cancer. These results signal the need for public health campaigns and messages informing the public about the preventive potential of lifestyle factors beyond avoiding tobacco consumption. MDPI 2021-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8507999/ /pubmed/34639771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910472 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Petrova, Dafina Borrás, Josep Maria Pollán, Marina Bayo Lozano, Eloísa Vicente, David Jiménez Moleón, José Juan Sánchez, Maria José Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title | Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title_full | Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title_fullStr | Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title_full_unstemmed | Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title_short | Public Perceptions of the Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Development: Results from the Spanish Onco-Barometer 2020 |
title_sort | public perceptions of the role of lifestyle factors in cancer development: results from the spanish onco-barometer 2020 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910472 |
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