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Fallowfield, L.J, Fleissig, A., Barrett, J., Menon, U., Jacobs, I., Kilkerr, J.E and Farewell, V. (2010) Awareness of ovarian cancer risk factors, beliefs and attitudes towards screening: baseline survey of 21715 women participating in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening. British Journal of Cancer, 103 (4). pp. 454-461. ISSN 0007-0920
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Background: Women's awareness of ovarian cancer (OC) risks, their attitudes towards and beliefs about screening, together with misunderstandings or gaps in knowledge, may influence screening uptake. Methods: In total, 21 715 post-menopausal women completed questionnaires before randomisation into the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening. Results: In all, 42.3% correctly identified their lifetime risk of OC; 87.1% knew that a family history of OC increased risk, but only 26.7% appreciated the association with a family history of breast cancer. Although 38.2% acknowledged increased risk post-menopause, only 8.8% were aware that OC diagnoses are highest in women over 65 years. Few (13.7%) recognised the association between pregnancy and reduced OC risk or protective effects of breastfeeding (6.2%). There were common misconceptions; 37.2% thought that an abnormal cervical smear and 26.4% that oral contraception increased the likelihood of OC. Although 84.4% recognised that most ovarian masses are benign, 20.2% thought having had a benign cyst increased OC risk. Most (99.4%) believed that a high uptake of OC screening would reduce mortality and (96.2%) that screen-detected cancers would have an improved prognosis. Conclusions: The results show a need for improved public understanding about OC risks and provide important information for GPs and health educationalists about initiatives needed for future awareness, prevention and screening programmes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | IDS Number: 636KI |
| Keywords: | ovarian cancer screening attitudes beliefs UKCTOCS |
| Schools and Departments: | Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens |
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| Depositing User: | Tracy Woodcock |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2011 12:32 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2012 16:55 |
| URI: | http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7115 |
| Google Scholar: | 0 Citations |