Objectives To develop an internationally validated measure of cancer awareness and
beliefs; the awareness and beliefs about cancer (ABC) measure. Design and setting Items …

Background Differences in cancer awareness between individuals may explain variations in
healthcare seeking behaviour and ultimately also variations in cancer survival. It is therefore …

Background Cancer-related health behaviours may be affected by barriers to healthcare
seeking and beliefs about cancer. The aim was to assess anticipated barriers to healthcare …

Background Understanding what influences people to seek help can inform interventions to
promote earlier diagnosis of cancer, and ultimately better cancer survival. We aimed to …

Abstract Background Sweden and Denmark are neighbouring countries with similarities in
culture, healthcare, and economics, yet notable differences in cancer statistics. A crucial …

Background Reflection, the ability to examine critically one's own learning and functioning, is
considered important for 'the good doctor'. The Groningen Reflection Ability Scale (GRAS) is …

Background Symptoms of cancer may be interpreted differently by different patients before
the diagnosis. This study investigated symptom attributions in Danish patients with colorectal …

Objectives The aim was to assess the association between cognitive and emotional
symptom representations prior to diagnosis and the length of the patient interval (ie the time …

The aim of this study was to validate the measurement properties of the Danish version of
the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised adapted to measure symptom …

Background: Malignant melanoma (MM) is increasing rapidly in Northern Europe. To reduce
incidence and mortality through earlier diagnosis, public awareness of MM is important …