Table 2.
General cancer beliefs and attitudes towards kidney cancer screening
| Strongly agree /agree (n, %) | Neither agree nor disagree (n, %) | Disagree or Strongly disagree (n, %) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General cancer beliefs | |||
| “These days, many people with cancer can expect to continue with normal activities and responsibilities”* | 704 (69.0) | 206 (20.2) | 110 (10.9) |
| “Cancer can often be cured”* | 740 (72.5) | 199 (19.5) | 82 (8.1) |
| “Some people think a diagnosis of cancer is a death sentence. To what extent do you agree or disagree that cancer is a death sentence?”* | 138 (13.5) | 310 (30.4) | 573 (56.1) |
| Beliefs about cancer treatment: “Most cancer treatment is worse than the cancer itself” | 406 (40.1) | 343 (33.6) | 272 (26.6) |
| Cancer fatalism: “I would NOT want to know if I have cancer” | 68 (6.7) | 109 (10.7) | 844 (82.7) |
| Attitudes towards kidney cancer screening | |||
| “I would be so worried about what might be found at kidney cancer screening that I would prefer not to have it.” | 72 (7.1) | 83 (8.1) | 866 (84.8) |
| “Kidney cancer screening is only necessary if I have symptom” | 80 (7.8) | 149 (14.6) | 792 (77.6) |
| “I don’t think there is any point going for kidney cancer screening because it won’t affect the outcome” | 13 (1.3) | 71 (7) | 937 (91.8) |
| “Kidney cancer screening could reduce my chance of dying from kidney cancer.” | 937 (91.8) | 45 (4.4) | 39 (3.8) |
*Questions that were combined using published coefficients to form “Beliefs about cancer outcomes”