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ArticlePreventive medicine2019

Acceptability of receiving lifestyle advice at cervical, breast and bowel cancer screening.

Claire Stevens, Charlotte Vrinten, Samuel G Smith, Jo Waller, Rebecca J Beeken

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Article in Preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05479851 (ORCA), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05479851 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

ORCA: Opportunities to Raise Cancer Awareness After Referral: Survey of Patient Views

TypeobservationalSponsorKing's College LondonRan2022 to 2023Enrolled406ConditionsCancer
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claire StevensDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Charlotte VrintenDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Samuel G SmithLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UK; Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Jo WallerDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Rebecca J BeekenLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UK; Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: R.Beeken@leeds.ac.uk.
University College London · GBUniversity of Leeds · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 14133Cancer Research UK 23517Cancer Research UK 27498Cancer Research UK C1418/A14134Cancer Research UK C416/A19488Cancer Research UK C7492/A17219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer screening could be an opportunity to deliver cancer prevention advice, but it is not known how such information would be received. We explored willingness to receive lifestyle advice in the context of the English National Health Service cervical, breast, and bowel (FS; flexible sigmoidoscopy) screening programmes. A population-based survey was conducted in 2016 to collect nationally representative data on willingness to receive lifestyle advice across cervical (n = 768), breast (n = 420) and FS (n = 308) screening programmes. Additional items assessed the impact of lifestyle advice on screening attendance, preference for receiving advice in the event of an abnormal screening result, and timing of advice. Most respondents were willing to receive lifestyle advice around the time of cancer screening (cervical 78.9%, breast 79.4%, FS 81.8%), and if their results were abnormal (cervical 86.3%, breast 83.0%, FS 85.1%). A small proportion indicated it may discourage future attendance (cervical 4.9%, breast 7.0%, FS 8.8%). Most preferred information to be delivered at the screening appointment (cervical 69.8%, breast 72.6%, FS 70.7%). There were no associations between sociodemographic characteristics and willingness to receive lifestyle advice at breast screening. For those intending to attend cervical screening, non-White ethnicity and higher education were associated with increased willingness to receive lifestyle advice. Women were more likely to be willing to receive advice at FS screening than men. Providing lifestyle advice at cancer screening is likely to be acceptable to the general population. The optimal approach for delivery needs careful consideration to minimise potential negative effects on screening attendance.

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Healthy LifestyleAdultBreast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareSigmoidoscopyState MedicineUnited KingdomBehaviour changeCancer preventionCancer screeningLifestyleTeachable moment

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PMID30578909
PMCPMC6380892
OpenAlexW2904482749

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