Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects

Costa, Ana Rute; Silva, Susana; Ferreira, Pedro Moura; Cabral, Manuel Villaverde; Santos, Osvaldo; Carmo, Isabel do; Barros, Henrique; Lunet, Nuno

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Costa, Ana Rute

Silva, Susana

Ferreira, Pedro Moura

Cabral, Manuel Villaverde

Resumo(s)

Cancer screening has contributed to downward trends in cancer mortality, but is also associated with adverse effects, which highlights the importance of promoting the participation based on informed decisions.We aimed to describe the use of cancer screening (either in organized programmes or as opportunistic screening), awareness of organized programmes and perception of its potential benefits and adverse effects, depicting possible sex differences.

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Cancer screening Cancer

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http://hdl.handle.net/10451/26509

Citação

Ana Rute Costa, Susana Silva, Pedro Moura-Ferreira, Manuel Villaverde-Cabral, Osvaldo Santos, Isabel do Carmo, Henrique Barros & Nuno Lunet (2016). Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects. Health Expectations, (Advanced online publication on 23 February 2016) doi: 10.1111/hex.12450

Projetos de investigação

Health information of Portuguese population: Knowledge and perceived quality and accessibility of health information sources

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Wiley

DOI

10.1111/hex.12450

Coleções

ICS - Artigos

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