News Coverage of Cancer in Japanese Newspapers: A Content Analysis.
News Coverage of Cancer in Japanese Newspapers: A Content Analysis.
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日本报纸对癌症的新闻报道：内容分析。
DOI：
10.1080/10410236.2016.1138391
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Oka K.
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作者：
Miyawaki R;Shibata A;Ishii K;Oka K.
报纸可以向公众提供关于癌症的有效和全面的信息。本研究对2011年出版的日本报纸上与癌症有关的文章进行了内容分析。总共确定了5314篇文章，随后对其进行了编码。编码变量包括癌症类型、癌症连续体和提及癌症的文章主题。大约一半的人提到了至少一种特定类型的癌症，重点主要是肺癌、白血病和乳腺癌。发病率最高的胃癌和结肠癌的报告相对较少。这种连续体很少受到关注，只有11%的文章提到了这一点。治疗是连续过程中最常被提及的部分，预防和筛查很少被提及。最常被提及的话题是社会问题。这一发现表明，与癌症相关的文章全年都有规律地被发现，这意味着它们可能是癌症信息的最重要来源之一。然而，他们受到社会问题的影响，在癌症类型和连续性方面都存在一些不平衡。考虑到报纸的影响，如果日本报纸增加对特定类型常见癌症和癌症连续体的提及，特别是预防，将有助于向公众提供更有效和准确的信息。
Newspapers could provide effective and comprehensive information about cancer to the public. The present study conducted a content analysis of cancer-related articles in Japanese newspapers published in 2011. In total, 5,314 articles were identified and subsequently coded. Coding variables included cancer type, the cancer continuum, and topic of articles mentioning cancer. Approximately half mentioned at least one specific type of cancer, with the focus mostly on lung, leukemia, and breast. Stomach and colon cancers, which have the highest morbidity, were relatively underreported. The continuum received little attention, and was mentioned in only 11% of articles. Treatment was the most frequently mentioned part of the continuum, with prevention and screening mentioned only rarely. The most frequently mentioned topic was social issues. The findings suggest that cancer-related articles were found regularly throughout the year, meaning that they might be one of the most important sources of cancer information. However, they are affected by social issues and there were some imbalances in both cancer type and continuum. Considering the influence of newspapers, it would be helpful for providing more effective and accurate information to the public if Japanese newspapers increased mentions of specific types of common cancers and the cancer continuum, especially prevention.