ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2011
Components of family history associated with women's disease perceptions for cancer: a report from the Family Healthware™ Impact Trial.
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- Cognitive and affective influences on perceived risk of ovarian cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2015Trial
- Family history assessment: impact on disease risk perceptions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2012Trial
- Health belief model and cervical cancer screening intention among lower socioeconomic women in Malaysia: a pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Perceived Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Oman:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Article
- Low Socioeconomic Status Associated with Poor Cancer Screening Perceptions in Malaysia: Analysis of Determinant of Health among General Population.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020Article
- Geographic Variation in Overscreening for Colorectal, Cervical, and Breast Cancer Among Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer amongst adult dental patients attending regional university clinics in New South Wales, Australia: a questionnaire-based study.International dental journal · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of interventions to identify and manage patients with familial cancer risk in primary care: a systematic review.Journal of community genetics · 2020Article
- The utility of Leventhal's model in the analysis of the psycho-behavioral implications of familial cancer - a literature review.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2018Review
- Heart disease versus cancer: understanding perceptions of population prevalence and personal risk.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Health beliefs among individuals at increased familial risk for type 2 diabetes: implications for prevention.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2012Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the specific components of family history and personal characteristics related to disease perceptions about breast, colon, and ovarian cancers.
methodsBaseline, cross-sectional data on 2,505 healthy women aged 35-65 years enrolled from 41 primary care practices in the cluster-randomized Family Healthware™ Impact Trial, assessed for detailed family history and perceived risk, perceived severity, worry, and perceived control over getting six common diseases including breast, colon, and ovarian cancers.
resultsParticipants provided family history information on 41,841 total relatives. We found evidence of underreporting of paternal family history and lower perceived breast cancer risk with cancer in the paternal versus maternal lineage. We observed cancer-specific perceived risks and worry for individual family history elements and also found novel "spillover" effects where a family history of one cancer was associated with altered disease perceptions of another. Having a mother with early-onset breast or ovarian cancer was strongly associated with perceived risk of breast cancer. Age, parenthood, and affected lineage were associated with disease perceptions and ran counter to empiric risks.
conclusionsUnderstanding patients' formulation of risk for multiple diseases is important for public health initiatives that seek to inform risk appraisal, influence disease perceptions, or match preventive interventions to existing risk perceptions.
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