Cancer Screening Abstinence Rates and Rationales Among Regular Outpatients at a Rural Hospital in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Eriko TakedaYota KatsuyamaDaichi SogaiLi YuYasuyo KumagaeDaiki YokokawaYasushi ShinoharaKiyoshi Shikino

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2023)

Roughly half of the respondents who did not undergo cancer screening elected to abstain because they believed that regular hospital visits were sufficient. Encouraging patients who regularly visit medical institutions to receive cancer screening is therefore necessary.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
healthcare
squamous cell
physical activity
risk factors
smoking cessation
adverse drug
acute care