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The effect of a supplementary (‘gist-based’) information leaflet on colorectal cancer knowledge and screening intention: a randomized controlled trial
(2015-01-01)
© 2014, The Author(s). Guided by Fuzzy Trace Theory, this study examined the impact of a ‘Gist-based’ leaflet on colorectal cancer screening knowledge and intentions; and tested the interaction with participants’ numerical ...
Overweight and breast cancer risk in the International Breast Cancer Intervention studies I and II
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2018-05-20)
Background: Overweight increases breast cancer risk in population risk postmenopausal women. Data from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) P1 and P2 chemoprevention trials indicate premenopausal ...
The impact of body mass index on breast cancer incidence among women at increased risk: an observational study from the International Breast Intervention Studies
(Springer Nature, 2021-03-03)
Background We investigated the association between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer risk in women at increased
risk of breast cancer receiving tamoxifen or anastrozole compared with placebo using data from the ...
Testing innovative strategies to reduce the social gradient in the uptake of bowel cancer screening: a programme of four qualitatively enhanced randomised controlled trials
(2017-03-01)
Background Bowel cancer screening reduces cancer-specific mortality. There is a socioeconomic gradient in the uptake of the English NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), which may lead to inequalities in cancer ...
Skill set or mind set? Associations between health literacy, patient activation and health.
(2013)
OBJECTIVE: There is ongoing debate on whether health literacy represents a skill-based construct for health self-management, or if it also more broadly captures personal 'activation' or motivation to manage health. This ...