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Table 4 Content of cancer-related information that participants obtained and needed (n = 3,058)

From: Obtaining information about cancer: prevalence and preferences among Japanese adults

 

Obtained information

Needed information

Contents of information

n

%

n

%

Screening/Testing/Early detection

516

16.9

1,336

43.7

Symptoms

414

13.5

1,056

34.5

Treatment cure

391

12.8

1,019

33.3

Prevention

299

9.8

1,041

34.0

Diagnosis

272

8.9

766

25.0

Medical expenses

206

6.7

630

20.6

Medicine

193

6.3

630

20.6

Cancer organization

130

4.3

517

16.9

Prognosis/recovery

104

3.4

479

15.7

Coping

84

2.7

546

17.9

Alternative treatment

69

2.3

328

10.7

Other

2

0.1

10

0.3

  1. Respondents are not mutually exclusive.