Relationship between mental health disorder symptoms and negative cancer perceptions among U.S. adults.
Pierre FweloDavid AdzragoAyooluwatomiwa Deborah AdekunleToluwani E AdekunleAmbrose AkinloWilliam B PerkinsonPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2023)
The study showed that mental health status was associated with both cancer fatalism and perceived cancer communication ambiguity. This suggests that interventions aimed at reducing mental health disorder symptoms may potentially reduce these negative perceptions, thereby improving participation in cancer prevention programs.