Public perceptions of the harms and benefits of testicular cancer education: A qualitative study

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-219

  Evans, Ruth E C ^a   Simon, Alice E ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health education; Self examination; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR SELF EXAMINATION; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950296928     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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