Cancer prevention in females with and without obesity: Does perceived and internalised weight bias determine cancer prevention behaviour?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with obesity are not only at higher risk of developing cancer such as gynaecological malignancies but are also less likely to attend cancer prevention screenings (CPS). In this study, we aimed to obtain a better database for Germany and to investigate whether women with obesity are less likely to undergo CPS compared to women without obesity. Moreover, we aimed to identify factors that determine CPS behaviour.

Methods

A quantitative cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted that assessed data of 1003 females in the general public with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²; n = 500) and without obesity (BMI < 30 kg/m²; n = 503). We assessed participants' utilisation of cervical, breast, and colorectal CPS. Group differences were investigated by u

SUBMITTER: Bernard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature