What healthy women think, feel and do about cancer, prevention and breast cancer screening in Italy

The impact of cancer and quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer in Austria

“…This is potentially representative of not only the previous ethnographic finding that this belief is associated with making positive life changes but also the fact that some women may not be able to maintain these changes or may be prone to experience continual emotionally distressing situations. It is worth noting that the belief that emotional distress, sorrow, and an inability to fulfill socially ascribed gender roles could cause breast cancer was also found in earlier studies among Italian woman [40]. More broadly, it demonstrates that the challenges and the potential positive changes of living with cancer are in part constructed and mediated by social and cultural factors [39].…”

The impact of cancer and quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer in Austria

“…This is potentially representative of not only the previous ethnographic finding that this belief is associated with making positive life changes but also the fact that some women may not be able to maintain these changes or may be prone to experience continual emotionally distressing situations. It is worth noting that the belief that emotional distress, sorrow, and an inability to fulfill socially ascribed gender roles could cause breast cancer was also found in earlier studies among Italian woman [40]. More broadly, it demonstrates that the challenges and the potential positive changes of living with cancer are in part constructed and mediated by social and cultural factors [39].…”

Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening. A systematic review

“…In the remaining five negative relationships, the anticipatory anxiety construct reflected general stress or anxiety ( n = 2), fear or worry ( n = 2) specific to cancer diagnosis, 69,71,73 and fear of diagnosis and procedure combined 26 . In terms of prevalence of barriers, only one small study measured this in breast cancer diagnosis reporting 26% of Italian women ( n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it 32 …”

“…Thirteen studies reported on anticipatory anxiety as a barrier to cancer screening or intention, without empirically testing the relationship. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The frequency at which fear of and worry about a cancer diagnosis, or the screening procedure itself were reported as a barrier or deterrent to cancer screening varied greatly across studies.…”

“…of Italian women (n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it. 32…”

Psychological predictors of attendance at annual breast screening examinations

“…Our structured interview questions were drawn from previous studies (Bowling, 1989;McEwen et al, 1989;Rimer et al, 1989;Eardley and Elkind, 1990;Frazier and Cummings, 1990;Haiart et al, 1990;Vernon et al, 1990Vernon et al, , 1992Williams and Vessey, 1990;Bull and Campbell, 1991;Donato et al, 1991;Fulton et al, 1991;Gordon et al, 1991;Lerman et al, 1991a,b;Montano and Taplin, 1991;Orton et al, 1991;Polednak et al, 1991;Cassileth, 1992;Kash et al, 1992) and especially from the work of Fallowfield et al (1990). Among the Health Belief Model variables were extent of worry about breast cancer and nature of beliefs about risk and treatment effectiveness.…”

The impact of cancer and quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer in Austria

“…This is potentially representative of not only the previous ethnographic finding that this belief is associated with making positive life changes but also the fact that some women may not be able to maintain these changes or may be prone to experience continual emotionally distressing situations. It is worth noting that the belief that emotional distress, sorrow, and an inability to fulfill socially ascribed gender roles could cause breast cancer was also found in earlier studies among Italian woman [40]. More broadly, it demonstrates that the challenges and the potential positive changes of living with cancer are in part constructed and mediated by social and cultural factors [39].…”

Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening. A systematic review

“…In the remaining five negative relationships, the anticipatory anxiety construct reflected general stress or anxiety ( n = 2), fear or worry ( n = 2) specific to cancer diagnosis, 69,71,73 and fear of diagnosis and procedure combined 26 . In terms of prevalence of barriers, only one small study measured this in breast cancer diagnosis reporting 26% of Italian women ( n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it 32 …”

“…Thirteen studies reported on anticipatory anxiety as a barrier to cancer screening or intention, without empirically testing the relationship. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The frequency at which fear of and worry about a cancer diagnosis, or the screening procedure itself were reported as a barrier or deterrent to cancer screening varied greatly across studies.…”

“…of Italian women (n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it. 32…”

Psychological predictors of attendance at annual breast screening examinations

“…Our structured interview questions were drawn from previous studies (Bowling, 1989;McEwen et al, 1989;Rimer et al, 1989;Eardley and Elkind, 1990;Frazier and Cummings, 1990;Haiart et al, 1990;Vernon et al, 1990Vernon et al, , 1992Williams and Vessey, 1990;Bull and Campbell, 1991;Donato et al, 1991;Fulton et al, 1991;Gordon et al, 1991;Lerman et al, 1991a,b;Montano and Taplin, 1991;Orton et al, 1991;Polednak et al, 1991;Cassileth, 1992;Kash et al, 1992) and especially from the work of Fallowfield et al (1990). Among the Health Belief Model variables were extent of worry about breast cancer and nature of beliefs about risk and treatment effectiveness.…”

The impact of cancer and quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer in Austria

“…This is potentially representative of not only the previous ethnographic finding that this belief is associated with making positive life changes but also the fact that some women may not be able to maintain these changes or may be prone to experience continual emotionally distressing situations. It is worth noting that the belief that emotional distress, sorrow, and an inability to fulfill socially ascribed gender roles could cause breast cancer was also found in earlier studies among Italian woman [40]. More broadly, it demonstrates that the challenges and the potential positive changes of living with cancer are in part constructed and mediated by social and cultural factors [39].…”

Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening. A systematic review

“…In the remaining five negative relationships, the anticipatory anxiety construct reflected general stress or anxiety ( n = 2), fear or worry ( n = 2) specific to cancer diagnosis, 69,71,73 and fear of diagnosis and procedure combined 26 . In terms of prevalence of barriers, only one small study measured this in breast cancer diagnosis reporting 26% of Italian women ( n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it 32 …”

“…Thirteen studies reported on anticipatory anxiety as a barrier to cancer screening or intention, without empirically testing the relationship. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The frequency at which fear of and worry about a cancer diagnosis, or the screening procedure itself were reported as a barrier or deterrent to cancer screening varied greatly across studies.…”

“…of Italian women (n = 10) who intended to undergo screening perceived fear of a breast cancer diagnosis as a barrier to going through with it. 32…”

Psychological predictors of attendance at annual breast screening examinations

“…Our structured interview questions were drawn from previous studies (Bowling, 1989;McEwen et al, 1989;Rimer et al, 1989;Eardley and Elkind, 1990;Frazier and Cummings, 1990;Haiart et al, 1990;Vernon et al, 1990Vernon et al, , 1992Williams and Vessey, 1990;Bull and Campbell, 1991;Donato et al, 1991;Fulton et al, 1991;Gordon et al, 1991;Lerman et al, 1991a,b;Montano and Taplin, 1991;Orton et al, 1991;Polednak et al, 1991;Cassileth, 1992;Kash et al, 1992) and especially from the work of Fallowfield et al (1990). Among the Health Belief Model variables were extent of worry about breast cancer and nature of beliefs about risk and treatment effectiveness.…”