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Illness Representations of Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Worry, and Perceptions of Risk by Smoking Status

  1. Author:
    Rutten, L. J. F.
    Blake, K. D.
    Hesse, B. W.
    Augustson, E. M.
    Evans, S.

  2. Author Address

    [Rutten, Lila J. Finney] NCI, Clin Monitoring Res Program, SAIC, Inc Frederick, Frederick, MD 21704 USA. [Blake, Kelly D.; Hesse, Bradford W.; Augustson, Erik M.] NCI, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. [Evans, Sarah] US FDA, Silver Spring, MD USA.;Rutten, LJF (reprint author), NCI, Clin Monitoring Res Program, SAIC, Inc Frederick, Frederick, MD 21704 USA;finneyl@mail.nih.gov
    1. Year: 2011
    2. Date: Dec
  2. Journal: Journal of Cancer Education
    1. 26
    2. 4
    3. Pages: 747-753
  4. Type of Article: Article
  5. ISSN: 0885-8195
  1. Abstract:

    We examined perceived risk, worry, and illness representations of lung cancer by smoking status using data from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (n = 1,765). Perceived lung cancer risk was rated "very high" more frequently by current (15.2%) than former (1.9%) and never (1.6%) smokers. Current smokers more frequently reported worry about lung cancer (18.4%) than former (3.1%) and never smokers (1.8%). Confusion about lung cancer prevention was higher among current (55.2%) than former (41.3%) or never smokers (38.2%). Agreement that lung cancer is caused by a person's behavior was higher among never (86.1%) and former (82.6%) than current smokers (75.4%). In multivariable models, never (OR = .07) and former smokers (OR = .16) were less likely than current smokers to perceive their lung cancer risk as high. Never smokers (OR = .21) were significantly less likely than current smokers to report worrying about lung cancer, while former and current smokers did not differ.

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  2. DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0247-6
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  4. WOS: 000297351400023

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