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Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound


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Finally, people in all countries were more ready to accept that things they could not control (e.g., air pollution) were risk factors than things they could control (e.g., overweight, which is an established cancer risk factor).

The researchers hope that their data will be used to put into action cancer education campaigns that address some of these misconceptions.

"This survey reveals that there are some big unheard messages. These kind of data help us to quantify the differences between countries and to highlight where additional efforts are needed. Some of these countries have rarely had any population survey data to help their programme planning efforts," researcher David Hill, president-elect of UICC and director of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, said in a UICC press release.

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The survey was conducted by Roy Morgan Research and Gallup International on behalf of the UICC.

More information

The National Cancer Institute has more about cancer.

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-- Krisha McCoy

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Last updated 8/27/2008

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SOURCE: International Union Against Cancer, news release, Aug. 26, 2008


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