TY - JOUR
T1 - Requests for cancer prevention information
T2 - The cancer information service (2002-2006)
AU - Sullivan, Helen W.
AU - Finney Rutten, Lila J.
AU - Waters, Erika A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Helen W. Sullivan and Erika A. Waters were supported by the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Prevention is crucial to reducing cancer burden. Awareness of prevention information is critical to engaging the public in prevention activities. We examined 106,610 information requests from the general public to the Cancer Information Service from 2002 to 2006. The percent of requests related to primary prevention decreased in 2003, but otherwise remained stable around 19%. The percent of requests related to secondary prevention decreased over time, from 38% (2003) to 14% (2006). Demographic characteristics were associated with patterns of change across time. Results suggest that efforts are needed to increase public awareness of cancer prevention, particularly among certain populations.
AB - Prevention is crucial to reducing cancer burden. Awareness of prevention information is critical to engaging the public in prevention activities. We examined 106,610 information requests from the general public to the Cancer Information Service from 2002 to 2006. The percent of requests related to primary prevention decreased in 2003, but otherwise remained stable around 19%. The percent of requests related to secondary prevention decreased over time, from 38% (2003) to 14% (2006). Demographic characteristics were associated with patterns of change across time. Results suggest that efforts are needed to increase public awareness of cancer prevention, particularly among certain populations.
KW - Cancer Information Service
KW - Cancer prevention
KW - Public awareness
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U2 - 10.1007/s13187-009-0003-3
DO - 10.1007/s13187-009-0003-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 20082170
AN - SCOPUS:77952096354
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 25
SP - 16
EP - 22
JO - Journal of Cancer Education
JF - Journal of Cancer Education
IS - 1
ER -