Public perceptions of cancer risk: participate in our research!
28% of cancer cases can be linked to lifestyle factors. This month, we are launching the recruitment for a study about public perceptions of cancer risk – this time about colorectal cancer.
Åsa Grauman is the researcher in charge of the study
Cancer is caused by a complex interplay between different risk factors.
Knowledge about how individuals perceive their risk, think about trade-offs between lifestyle changes and risk reduction and think risk information should be communicated can help inform strategies developed to decrease the number of cancer cases in society.
“Good risk communication can help people’s understanding of these risks, affect our behaviour and help people take preventive action to decrease their risk level. This can be anything from quitting smoking or getting off at an earlier bus stop to sneak in some extra cardio in the morning to giving up red meat,” says Åsa Grauman, researcher at the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics at Uppsala University.
”Samtidigt kan det vara känsligt att prata om, eftersom at cancerrisk ofta är så nära sammankopplat med just livsstil. Vi vill undersöka allmänhetens perspektiv på hur man delar riskkommunikation på ett sätt som är respektfullt mot mottagaren,” fortsätter hon.
Åsa Grauman’s research project has received funding from the Swedish Cancer Society and was launched in July of 2023. Now, she is looking for interviewees who are willing to share their perspective. People who have never personally had cancer, are over the age of 18 and can speak and read Swedish are welcome to report their interest in participating in the study. Share your perspective to help inform public health policy, and make way for efficient risk communication and a healthier population.
By Anna Holm Bodin
Read more & declare your interest in participating (in Swedish)