Title |
Associations between reporting of cancer alarm symptoms and socioeconomic and demographic determinants: a population-based, cross-sectional study
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-686 |
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Authors |
Rikke Pilsgaard Svendsen, Maja Skov Paulsen, Pia Veldt Larsen, Bjarne Lühr Hansen, Henrik Støvring, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Jens Søndergaard |
Abstract |
Reporting of symptoms which may signal cancer is the first step in the diagnostic pathway of cancer diseases. Cancer alarm symptoms are common in the general population. Public awareness and knowledge of cancer symptoms are sparse, however, and many people do not seek medical help when having possible cancer symptoms. As social inequality is associated with cancer knowledge, cancer awareness, and information-seeking, our hypothesis is that social inequality may also exist in the general population with respect to reporting of cancer alarm symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between socioeconomic and demographic determinants and reporting of common cancer alarm symptoms. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
Canada | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 46 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 19% |
Researcher | 6 | 13% |
Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
Other | 4 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
Other | 11 | 23% |
Unknown | 8 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 34% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 11% |
Psychology | 4 | 9% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 9% |
Unknown | 11 | 23% |