Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and ‘Find Cancer Early’ campaign on cancer symptom knowledge in regional Western Australia
Despite the ongoing pandemic, campaign awareness was associated with better knowledge of common cancer symptoms in regional WA. Regional subpopulations, including males and older adults, should be targeted for future campaigns.
Authors
- Melissa Ledger
- David B. Preen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-2169)
- Ying Ru Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2689-5597)
- Elizabeth Sorial
- Clover Maitland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-329X)
- Derrick Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0677-0420)
- Sarah V. Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-6734)
- Cassandra Clayforth
- Hussam Al-Hakimi
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Cancer Council Victoria (AU)
- Cancer Council Western Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf083
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Edith Cowan University
- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia