Our findings have identified potential key differences in breast cancer perceptions and behaviours between and within ethnic groups.
Factors which influence or might influence ongoing medication adherence or non-adherence For example, advice, support, information, routines, perceptions, side effects, attitudes towards cancer Perceptions and beliefs about breast cancer: For example, set context by discussing breast cancer diagnosis, illness perceptions and how this has varied by time.
Data on socio-demographic status (age, level of education, marital status, job status, income level), knowledge of cervical cancer, perceptions on severity and susceptibility to the disease were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires.
The main topics included in the interview schedule covered participants': current understanding of the early signs and symptoms of lung cancer; perceptions of the seriousness of symptoms; how relevant health related knowledge was obtained; the role of social networks; triggers to seeking treatment.
This study evaluated the women's breast cancer risk perception and their accuracy, and determined the factors that can affect their risk perception accuracy.
The study provides the opportunity to study cancer risk perception in male patients who have been under-represented in the literature about cancer risk perception.
A decrease in breast and ovarian cancer risk perception has been described in non-carriers 12 months after genetic testing, and a lower breast cancer risk perception in non-carriers compared with carriers.
To assess a genetic counseling intervention measuring the distress, cancer risk perception, anxiety, worry and level of knowledge in people with familial history of breast cancer.
Ovarian cancer risk perception was no longer statistically significant.
Negatives experienced no significant changes in cancer risk perception or self-efficacy at 1 year.
