Low levels of breast cancer risk awareness in young women:: An international survey
Low levels of breast cancer risk awareness in young women:: An international survey
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.017
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
8.4
通讯作者：
Wardle, Jane
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作者：
Peacey, Victoria;Steptoe, Andrew;Wardle, Jane
在西方国家，至少五分之一的乳腺癌病例可能是由于可改变的生活方式因素造成的。先前的研究发现，尽管西方国家的女性意识到乳腺癌可能是遗传性的，但她们对生活方式的影响知之甚少。这项调查调查了1999年至2001年间23个国家的大学生对乳腺癌危险因素的知晓情况。收集了关于对遗传、饮酒、运动、肥胖、压力、吸烟和饮食联系的认识的数据。几乎三分之一的女性没有意识到这些因素中的任何一个都会影响乳腺癌。只有57%的人意识到了基因联系，只有不到1/20的女性正确地将酒精、锻炼或肥胖视为影响乳腺癌的因素。压力和吸烟是最常见的生活方式风险因素，尽管目前的数据表明，它们对乳腺癌风险的实际影响很小。在国际上有很大的差异，美利坚合众国(美国)的学生的认识水平最高。在这一样本中，对风险的了解比之前在老年女性中观察到的更差。一般来说，关于癌症的健康信息可能与这个年龄段更相关，因为乳腺癌在年轻女性中的显着性较低。(C)2006爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
At least a fifth of breast cancer cases in Western countries are likely to be due to modifiable lifestyle factors. Previous work has found that while women in Western countries are aware that breast cancer can be hereditary their knowledge of the influence of lifestyle is poor. This survey investigated on the awareness of breast cancer risk factors in university students from 23 countries between 1999 and 2001. Data were collected on awareness of links with heredity, alcohol use, exercise, obesity, stress, smoking and diet. Almost a third of women were not aware that any of these factors influenced breast cancer. just 57% were aware of the genetic link and fewer than 1 in 20 women correctly identified alcohol, exercise or obesity as factors influencing breast cancer. Stress and smoking were the most commonly chosen lifestyle risk factors although current data suggest that they have little actual impact on breast cancer risk. There was considerable international variation, with highest levels of awareness in students in the United States of America (USA). Knowledge of risk in this sample was poorer than previously observed in older women. Health messages concerning cancer in general may be more relevant for this age group, because of the lower salience of breast cancer for younger women. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.