Awareness of the Signs, Symptoms, and Risk Factors of Cancer and the Barriers to Seeking Help in the UK: Comparison of Survey Data Collected Online and Face-to-Face.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, causing an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Low cancer symptom awareness has been associated with poor cancer survival for all cancers combined. The Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) is a validated, face-to-face survey used since 2008 to measure the UK public's awareness of the symptoms and risk factors of cancer as well as the barriers to seeking help. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to explore whether online data collection can produce a representative sample of the UK population, compare awareness of cancer signs and risk factors and the barriers to seeking help between data collected online and face-to-face, and examine the relationships between awareness and demographic variables. METHODS:Differences in awareness of

SUBMITTER: Connor K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996748 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature