ArticleEuropean journal of cancer care2019
Alcohol use and breast cancer risk: A qualitative study of women's perspectives to inform the development of a preventative intervention in breast clinics.
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- Public awareness of the alcohol-cancer link in the EU and UK: a scoping review.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- A Brief Intervention for Improving Alcohol Literacy and Addressing Harmful Alcohol Use Among Women Attending an Australian Breast Screening Service (Health4her): Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Understanding breast cancer risk factors: is there any mismatch between laywomen perceptions and expert opinions.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- A Context-Specific Digital Alcohol Brief Intervention in Symptomatic Breast Clinics (Abreast of Health): Development and Usability Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Advanced Stage at Diagnosis and Worse Clinicopathologic Features in Young Women with Breast Cancer in Brazil: A Subanalysis of the AMAZONA III Study (GBECAM 0115).Journal of global oncology · 2019Observational
- Alcohol use and breast cancer risk: A qualitative study of women's perspectives to inform the development of a preventative intervention in breast clinics.European journal of cancer care · 2019Article
- Iranian Women's Experience of Self-Care in Breast Cancer Prevention: A Qualitative Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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- Factors Associated with Women's Unwillingness to Decrease Alcohol Intake to Decrease Breast Cancer Risk.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to explore women's views about breast cancer risk and alcohol use, to inform the design of a prototype for an intervention in breast clinics about alcohol as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer.
methodsWomen recruited in NHS breast screening and symptomatic clinics in Southampton, UK, were invited to take part in semi-structured telephone interviews or a focus group to discuss their perspectives of breast cancer risk, alcohol consumption and their information needs about these topics. Data were analysed thematically. Twenty-eight women took part in telephone interviews, and 16 attended one of three focus groups.
resultsWhile most women reported a personal responsibility for their health and were interested in advice about modifiable risk factors, few without (or prior to) experience of breast symptoms independently sought information. Many considered alcohol advice irrelevant as the association with breast cancer was largely unknown, and participants did not consider their drinking to be problematic. Women reported trusting information from health organisations like the NHS, but advice needs to be sensitive and non-blaming.
conclusionNHS breast screening and symptomatic clinics offer a "teachable moment" to engage women with context-specific advice about alcohol and cancer risk that, if targeted correctly, may assist them in making informed lifestyle choices.
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