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Awareness of cancer risk factors and protective factors among Australian adults.

Natalia LizamaMichelle I JongenelisTerry Slevin
Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2019)
Although the majority of respondents were aware of certain established cancer risk and protective factors, a sizeable proportion held misconceptions about the cancer risk associated with red wine consumption, sunscreen use and HPV vaccination. SO WHAT?: Health promotion programs designed to educate the public about modifiable cancer risk factors may need to increase public awareness of the safety of preventive factors such as HPV vaccination and sunscreen, and the increased cancer risk from consumption of all alcoholic beverage types, including red wine.
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