Costa, Ana RuteSilva, SusanaFerreira, Pedro MouraCabral, Manuel VillaverdeSantos, OsvaldoCarmo, Isabel doBarros, HenriqueLunet, Nuno2017-02-132017-02-132016Ana 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.124501369-7625http://hdl.handle.net/10451/26509Cancer 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.engCancer screeningCancerCancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effectsjournal article10.1111/hex.12450