A cross-sectional survey on awareness of cancer risk factors, information sources and health behaviors for cancer prevention in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Due to recent increases in cancer burden worldwide, we investigated current awareness of cancer risk factors and the association between information sources and health behaviors for cancer prevention in Japan. A nationwide representative sample aged 20 years or older (563 men and 653 women) responded to a questionnaire as part of a population-based survey in December 2018. Tobacco smoking (55.7% of the mean attributable fraction of cancer risk overall) and cancer-causing infection (52.0%) were regarded more highly than other lifestyle factors as causes of cancer (obesity [36.6%], physical inactivity [31.9%], unbalanced diet [30.9%], and alcohol consumption [26.2%]). The association between information sources and health behaviors for cancer prevention was evaluated using a logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Yamagiwa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9418251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature