Cancer awareness among adolescents in Irish schools: A cross-sectional study
Overall recognition of symptoms or risk factors of cancer was higher than recall. Several modifiable barriers to medical help-seeking were identified. Findings from this study suggest further exploration using a qualitative approach to investigate the factors influencing adolescents' cancer awareness and barriers to help-seeking.
Authors
- Josephine Hegarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-4820)
- Mohamad M. Saab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7277-6268)
- Stephanie M. Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-2875)
- Serena FitzGerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2373-7032)
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319252
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49