Self-reported causes of cancer among 6881 survivors with 6 tumour types: results from the PROFILES registry: Results from the PROFILES registry
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| Titel: | Self-reported causes of cancer among 6881 survivors with 6 tumour types: results from the PROFILES registry: Results from the PROFILES registry |
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| Autoren: | Carla Vlooswijk, Olga Husson, Simone Oerlemans, Nicole Ezendam, Dounya Schoormans, Belle de Rooij, Floortje Mols |
| Quelle: | J Cancer Surviv |
| Verlagsinformationen: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021. |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2021 |
| Schlagwörter: | Male, Lymphoma, Prostatic Neoplasms/epidemiology, Prostatic Neoplasms, Article, 3. Good health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Cancer Survivors, Humans, Multiple Myeloma/epidemiology, Female, Self Report, Survivors, Registries, Multiple Myeloma, Colorectal Neoplasms, 10. No inequality |
| Beschreibung: | Objective Our aim was to describe and compare self-reported causal attributions (interpretations of what caused an illness) among cancer survivors and to assess which sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with them. Methods Data from five population-based PROFILES registry samples (i.e. lymphoma (n = 993), multiple myeloma (n = 156), colorectal (n = 3989), thyroid (n = 306), endometrial (n = 741), prostate cancer (n = 696)) were used. Causal attributions were assessed with a single question. Results The five most often reported causal attributions combined were unknown (21%), lifestyle (19%), biological (16%), other (14%), and stress (12%). Lymphoma (49%), multiple myeloma (64%), thyroid (55%), and prostate (64%) cancer patients mentioned fixed causes far more often than modifiable or modifiable/fixed. Colorectal (33%, 34%, and 33%) and endometrial (38%, 32%, and 30%) cancer survivors mentioned causes that were fixed, modifiable, or both almost equally often. Colorectal, endometrial, and prostate cancer survivors reported internal causes most often, whereas multiple myeloma survivors more often reported external causes, while lymphoma and thyroid cancer survivors had almost similar rates of internal and external causes. Females, those older, those treated with hormonal therapy, and those diagnosed with prostate cancer were less likely to identify modifiable causes while those diagnosed with stage 2, singles, with ≥2 comorbid conditions, and those with endometrial cancer were more likely to identify modifiable causes. Conclusion In conclusion, this study showed that patients report both internal and external causes of their illness and both fixed and modifiable causes. This differsbetween the various cancer types. Implications for Cancer Survivors Although the exact cause of cancer in individual patients is often unknown, having a well-informed perception of the modifiable causes of one’s cancer is valuable since it can possibly help survivors with making behavioural adjustments in cases where this is necessary or possible. |
| Publikationsart: | Article Other literature type |
| Sprache: | English |
| ISSN: | 1932-2267 1932-2259 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11764-021-00989-w |
| Zugangs-URL: | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11764-021-00989-w.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33644846 https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/ae8ebf16-8e6a-4b1e-8862-0ecc1fe33de1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-021-00989-w https://www.narcis.nl/publication/RecordID/oai%3Atilburguniversity.edu%3Apublications%2Fae8ebf16-8e6a-4b1e-8862-0ecc1fe33de1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33644846 https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/files/49441166/MCP_Ezendam_self_reported_causes_of_cancer_JoCS_2021.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11764-021-00989-w.pdf https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/self-reported-causes-of-cancer-among-6881-survivors-with-6-tumour https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33644846 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Objective Our aim was to describe and compare self-reported causal attributions (interpretations of what caused an illness) among cancer survivors and to assess which sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with them. Methods Data from five population-based PROFILES registry samples (i.e. lymphoma (n = 993), multiple myeloma (n = 156), colorectal (n = 3989), thyroid (n = 306), endometrial (n = 741), prostate cancer (n = 696)) were used. Causal attributions were assessed with a single question. Results The five most often reported causal attributions combined were unknown (21%), lifestyle (19%), biological (16%), other (14%), and stress (12%). Lymphoma (49%), multiple myeloma (64%), thyroid (55%), and prostate (64%) cancer patients mentioned fixed causes far more often than modifiable or modifiable/fixed. Colorectal (33%, 34%, and 33%) and endometrial (38%, 32%, and 30%) cancer survivors mentioned causes that were fixed, modifiable, or both almost equally often. Colorectal, endometrial, and prostate cancer survivors reported internal causes most often, whereas multiple myeloma survivors more often reported external causes, while lymphoma and thyroid cancer survivors had almost similar rates of internal and external causes. Females, those older, those treated with hormonal therapy, and those diagnosed with prostate cancer were less likely to identify modifiable causes while those diagnosed with stage 2, singles, with ≥2 comorbid conditions, and those with endometrial cancer were more likely to identify modifiable causes. Conclusion In conclusion, this study showed that patients report both internal and external causes of their illness and both fixed and modifiable causes. This differsbetween the various cancer types. Implications for Cancer Survivors Although the exact cause of cancer in individual patients is often unknown, having a well-informed perception of the modifiable causes of one’s cancer is valuable since it can possibly help survivors with making behavioural adjustments in cases where this is necessary or possible. |
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| ISSN: | 19322267 19322259 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11764-021-00989-w |