Table 5.
Beliefs toward cancer and nutrition.
| Total | Under 65 years | 65 years or over | P° | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 684) | (n = 517) | (n = 156) | |||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| Do you agree that nutrition could be related to cancer? | P<0.001 | ||||||
| No | 69 | (10.1) | 38 | (7.4) | 30 | (19.2) | |
| A little | 111 | (16.2) | 87 | (16.8) | 23 | (14.7) | |
| Moderately | 264 | (38.6) | 212 | (41) | 49 | (31.4) | |
| A lot | 112 | (16.4) | 95 | (18.4) | 16 | (10.3) | |
| I do not know | 105 | (15.4) | 72 | (13.9) | 30 | (19.2) | |
| Missing | 23 | (3.4) | 13 | (2.5) | 8 | (5.1) | |
| After cancer diagnosis, where did you get nutrition information from?* | |||||||
| My own research using books, the Internet and seminars | 164 | (24) | 146 | (28.2) | 18 | (11.5) | P<0.001 |
| GP | 86 | (12.6) | 65 | (12.6) | 19 | (12.2) | P=1.000 |
| Oncologist | 167 | (24.4) | 143 | (27.7) | 21 | (13.5) | P<0.001 |
| Nutritionist | 118 | (17.3) | 109 | (21.1) | 5 | (3.2) | P<0.001 |
| Pharmacist | 10 | (1.5) | 8 | (1.6) | 2 | (1.3) | P=1.000 |
| Naturopath or homeopath | 44 | (6.4) | 41 | (7.9) | 3 | (1.9) | P=0.008 |
| Relatives or friends | 60 | (8.8) | 45 | (8.7) | 15 | (9.6) | P=0.756 |
| Other patients | 80 | (11.7) | 71 | (13.7) | 9 | (5.8) | P=0.008 |
°P-values were derived from the X² test for categorical data. N, number of total respondents.
GP, General Practitioner.
*Respondents could select more than one answer.