Gynaecological cancer symptoms: influences on women’s awareness and medical help-seeking

摘要: This work stems from an increased effort to improve cancer survival rates through earlier diagnosis, which itself may be achieved prompt medical help-seeking for symptoms. thesis focuses on responses symptoms potentially indicative of a gynaecological cancer; group cancers that pose significant threat women, and yet are under-represented in the literature. Four studies were conducted. Studies One Two (n=1392 n=1000, respectively) population-based surveys measuring awareness cervical ovarian risk factors symptoms, respectively. Study two also measured hypothetical help-seeking. three was survey nationally-representative sample women (n=911), explored real cancer. Building study three, four at deeper level, in-depth, one-to-one interviews with who had recently, or currently, experiencing symptom Awareness low overall. Women anticipated seeking help promptly cancer, however, when faced outside context might not sought as promptly. I found respond many different ways. Mapping my findings onto Model Pathways Treatment, identified number influences more important appraisal stage, including what can expected part being woman those such feeling justified help. More education is needed about cancers. Further, campaigns encouraging seek should include messages target variables lead wait longer before help, misattribution