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

Source: British Journal of Cancer, 2010, 103, p. 454-461

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Date of publication: August, 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: 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.

Length of publication: 7 pages

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Making Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Personal

Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2010, 102 (13) p. 924-926

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Date of publication: June, 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell:  Many medical professionals are working hard to improve breast cancer risk assessment. But so far, the only well-tested way to gauge breast cancer risk is through models that use a few self-reported factors e.g. age, reproductive history etc.

Length of publication: 3 pages

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Sunbeds moved up to highest cancer risk category

Source: Cancer Research UK 

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Date of publication: July, 2009

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell:The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organisation, has decided to place sunbeds in the highest cancer risk category.

Length of publication: web page

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Majority of Britons have not changed lifestyle to reduce cancer risk

Source:Cancer Research UK, 2009

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Date of publication:April 2009

Publication type:News item

In a nutshell:Nearly two thirds of British people have not altered their diet or lifestyle to reduce their risk of cancer, according to a poll conducted for a BBC Newsnight Cancer special.

Length of publication:1 page news bulletin

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