| Title |
Commentary: eight ways to prevent cancer: a framework for effective prevention messages for the public
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cancer Causes & Control, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10552-012-9924-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hank Dart, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Graham A. Colditz |
| Abstract |
Research over the past 40 years has convincingly shown that lifestyle factors play a huge role in cancer incidence and mortality. The public, though, can often discount the preventability of cancer. That health information on the Internet is a vast and often scientifically suspect commodity makes promoting important and sound cancer prevention messages to the public even more difficult. To help address these issues and improve the public's knowledge of, and attitudes toward, cancer prevention, there need to be concerted efforts to create evidence-based, user-friendly information about behaviors that could greatly reduce overall cancer risk. Toward this end, we condensed the current scientific evidence on the topic into eight key behaviors. While not an end in themselves, "Eight Ways to Stay Healthy and Prevent Cancer" forms an evidence-based and targeted framework that supports broader cancer prevention efforts. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| Australia | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 17% |
| Unknown | 15 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 25% |
| Psychology | 7 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 18 | 34% |
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