Low levels of awareness and motivation towards cancer prevention amongst the general public in Sweden: a cross-sectional study focusing on the European Code Against Cancer
Awareness of the ECAC among the general public in Sweden is very low. Still, a majority seem to agree with its recommendations. The results also indicate that the ECAC motivates some, but far from all, to improve their lifestyle habits to reduce their cancer risk. Consequently, further research is warranted on how the ECAC best could and should be used in order to improve cancer prevention awareness and motivation.
Authors
- Anna-Lena Sunesson
- Ellen Brynskog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-6318)
- Andreas Rosenblad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-8326)
- Lena Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-6992)
- Thomas Björk‐Eriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3680-5196)
- Cecilia Hultstrand
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- University Hospital of Umeå (SE)
- Regional Cancer Center (US)
- Karlstad University (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22803-3
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.27
Funders
- Karlstads universitet
- European Commission