Poor Awareness of Risk Factors for Cancer in Irish Adults: Results of a Large Survey and Review of the Literature

Ryan, Aoife M.; Cushen, S.; Schellekens, Harriët; Bhuachalla, Éadaoin Ní; Burns, Lisa; Kenny, Ursula; Power, Derek G.

doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0453

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“…For example, less than one‐quarter of our sample were aware of specific types of cancer. This is consistent with low rates of awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer in other studies 9–12 . Surprisingly, one‐third of the sample did not say that harm to unborn babies was a consequence of alcohol use.…”

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“…8 Typically, there is a low awareness among adult drinkers of the harmful consequences of alcohol use. For instance, it is estimated that 14%-48% of drinkers list alcohol as a risk factor for cancer, [9][10][11][12] between 5% and 79% of drinkers are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for heart disease, 10,11,13 and 20%-27% are aware is it linked to an increased risk of stroke. 14,15 However, one Australian study indicates a near perfect (98% of their sample) awareness of the link between alcohol use and liver problems.…”

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Awareness and correlates of short‐term and long‐term consequences of alcohol use among Australian drinkers

Coomber

Mayshak

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2017

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To investigate awareness of short-term and long-term consequences of alcohol use among a sample of Australian adult drinkers. Demographic correlates of the awareness of each consequence were also explored. Methods:Participants aged 18-45 years (n=1,061; mean age=33.2 years) drawn from an online panel completed a web-based survey assessing demographics, awareness of alcohol warning labels, and awareness of seven short-term and 12 long-term consequences of alcohol use. Results:The level of awareness of short-and long-term consequences ranged from 16% (breast cancer) to 69% (low coordination and slower reflexes). The study found consistent differences in awareness of consequences by gender, with some differences for specific consequences by age, education, SES, rurality and awareness of alcohol warning labels. Conclusions:Most consumers lack a sufficient understanding of the potential consequences of alcohol use. Particular subgroups of drinkers may not equate drinking with negative consequences.Implications for public health: Front-of-label alcohol warnings on all products and public health and education campaigns presenting messages targeting subgroups of drinkers could increase awareness of short-and long-term negative health and social effects of alcohol use.

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Awareness and correlates of short‐term and long‐term consequences of alcohol use among Australian drinkers

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2017

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…Studies indicate that, over the past decade, 25% of all cancers could be prevented by reducing the rate of obesity [13–15]. …”

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Impact of Mediterranean diet on metabolic syndrome, cancer and longevity

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Obesity symbolizes a major public health problem. Overweight and obesity are associated to the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and to adipose tissue dysfunction. The adipose tissue is metabolically active and an endocrine organ, whose dysregulation causes a low-grade inflammatory state and ectopic fat depositions. The Mediterranean Diet represents a possible therapy for metabolic syndrome, preventing adiposopathy or “sick fat” formation.The Mediterranean Diet exerts protective effects in elderly subjects with and without baseline of chronic diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between cancer and obesity. In the US, diet represents amount 30-35% of death causes related to cancer. Currently, the cancer is the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Furthermore, populations living in the Mediterranean area have a decreased incidence of cancer compared with populations living in Northern Europe or the US, likely due to healthier dietary habits. The bioactive food components have a potential preventive action on cancer. The aims of this review are to evaluate the impact of Mediterranean Diet on onset, progression and regression of metabolic syndrome, cancer and on longevity.

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“…Our study population had a relatively high awareness of cancer risk factors at baseline, as compared to the general population . For example, 72% of our study population was aware of overweight as a cancer risk factor, while this was reported for only 52% of the general population in the US .…”

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Increasing awareness and knowledge of lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome carriers: Randomized controlled trial

Vrieling¹,

Visser²,

Hoedjes

et al. 2017

Clinical Genetics

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Lynch syndrome (LS) mutation carriers may reduce their cancer risk by adhering to lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention. This study tested the effect of providing LS mutation carriers with World Cancer Research Fund-the Netherlands (WCRF-NL) health promotion materials on awareness and knowledge of and adherence to these recommendations. In this randomized controlled trial (n = 226), the intervention group (n = 114) received WCRF-NL health promotion materials. All LS mutation carriers were asked to fill out questionnaires at 2 weeks before (baseline, T0) and at 2 weeks (T1) and 6 months (T2) after the intervention. Linear mixed models were performed on awareness (0-7) and knowledge (0-7) of the recommendations, and on the secondary outcomes, that is adherence, distress, cancer worry, and risk perception. Compared with the control group, the intervention group became significantly more aware (overall mean difference = 1.24; 95%CI = 0.82-1.67) and obtained significantly improved knowledge of the recommendations (overall mean difference = 1.65; 95%CI = 1.27-2.03). Differences were significantly larger for T1 (P interaction = .003 and ≤.001, respectively) but remained significant for T2. No effect on secondary outcomes was found. In conclusion, provision of WCRF-NL health promotion materials increases awareness and knowledge of lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention among LS mutation carriers without causing additional distress, but does not affect adherence. This may subsequently promote adherence to lifestyle recommendations, leading to potential health benefits. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to test the effect of providing LS mutation carriers with WCRF-NL health promotion materials on awareness and knowledge of the WCRF/AICR cancer prevention recommendations.In addition, we tested the effect of providing these WCRF-NL health promotion materials on adherence to these recommendations and on levels of distress, cancer worry and cancer risk perception. | METHODSThe medical ethical research committees of the Radboud university medical center and Maastricht University Medical Centre granted permission to perform this study. | Participants and study proceduresLS mutation carriers were eligible for participation in this study if mutation status was confirmed by DNA testing and carriers were informed about the LS carriership at Radboud or Maastricht University Medical Center within the last 6 years, and were aged between 18 and 65 years at the time of inclusion in the study between April and September 2015. LS mutations carriers were excluded if they had insufficient command of the Dutch language to fill out Dutch questionnaires or if they were currently participating in the GeoLynch study, a prospective cohort study among LS mutation carriers, 18 to prevent interference between both studies.After informed consent was obtained, eligible participants were randomized into an intervention or control group (Figure 1). To minimize the risk of interference between family members, randomizati...

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Poor Awareness of Risk Factors for Cancer in Irish Adults: Results of a Large Survey and Review of the Literature

Cited by 60 publications

References 43 publications

Awareness and correlates of short‐term and long‐term consequences of alcohol use among Australian drinkers

Awareness and correlates of short‐term and long‐term consequences of alcohol use among Australian drinkers

Impact of Mediterranean diet on metabolic syndrome, cancer and longevity

Increasing awareness and knowledge of lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome carriers: Randomized controlled trial

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