Poor awareness of risk factors for cancer in irish adults: results of a large survey and review of the literature

Oncologist

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 372-378

  Ryan, Aoife M ^a   Cushen, Samantha ^a   Schellekens, Harriët ^a   Bhuachalla, Eadaoin Ni ^a   Burns, Lisa ^a   Kenny, Ursula ^a   Power, Derek G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cancer; Diet; Knowledge; Lifestyle; Myths; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DIET; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLICATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIC FOOD; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL PHONES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD, ORGANIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927645106     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0453     Document Type: Article

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