Cancer Research UK Awareness campaigns have boosted the public's knowledge of lung and bowel cancer symptoms and increased the number of people who went to their doctor according to one of a series of papers published in a special edition of theBritish Journal of Cancer(BJC) today (Wednesday)....
In the early 1900s a movement for the early recognition of uterine cancer gathered momentum in a number of European countries, supported by gynaecological surgeons and obstetric physicians. Rejecting pleas for a national 'crusade' against cervical cancer, leading British obstetricians agreed in 1907 ...
Alternatively, greater exposure to cancer awareness campaigns in the host country (i.e., the United Kingdom) may also increase cancer worries and feelings of susceptibility to cancer, particularly in those who are better equipped to engage with these campaigns (i.e., the more acculturated), ...
Public information booths featuring information kits, fact sheets, booklets, posters, and other items that promote the cancer awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and treatment. Some countries use World Cancer Day to promote campaigns on various cancer issues, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, ...
Moreover, adoption of breast cancer awareness campaigns by public organizations is projected to promote the education regarding breast cancer and breast cancer therapeutics. For instance, the National Breast Cancer Foundation initiated “October as a Breast Cancer Awareness Month”, a campaign to drive ...
We urgently need UK Governments to develop specific public awareness campaigns for cancers experienced by young people.” Half of young people put off GP visits The study also found that almost half (47%) of 18–24-year-olds have put off going to their GP with a health concern, with a ...
Given firefighters increased risk of skin cancers, training and/or awareness campaigns may be beneficial in helping them to identify the early signs of such cancers29. Firefighters were found to suffer cancer at a higher age-specific rate than the general UK population (Table 1). However, there...
Little is known about adolescents' cancer awareness and help-seeking behaviour in Britain. This study assessed adolescents': awareness of cancer symptoms, ... RG Kyle,L Forbat,G Hubbard - 《Bmc Public Health》 被引量: 55发表: 2012年 The impact of national cancer awareness campaigns for bowel...
2Crowdfunding(众筹) campaigns to help people with cancer pay for ineffective alternative treatments are becoming more common. They often come with six-figure targets to meet the cost of debatable therapies. (1)___, headlines are almost guaranteed. The BMJ (British Medical Journal ) reports (2)...
Campaigns aimed at raising cancer awareness and encouraging early presentation have been implemented in England. However, little is known about whether people with low cancer awareness and increased barriers to seeking medical help have worse cancer surv