Table 1.

List of items that were corrected, other than by replacing the disease name.

Items*	Items in the cancer stigma scale	Items in our study
Avoidance
Item number 19 appendix	–	If a close friend or family had a COVID-19, I would try to avoid them (even if healed).
Policy opposition
Item number 22	More government funding should be spent on the care and treatment of those with cancer.	More government funding should be spent on prevention measures against COVID-19.
Item number 23	We have a responsibility to provide the best possible care for people with cancer.	We have a responsibility to follow measures for the prevention of COVID-19.
Financial discrimination
Item number 20	It is acceptable for banks to refuse to make loans to people with cancer.	It is acceptable to exclude people who had COVID-19 from financial support by the government.
Item number 24	Banks should be allowed to refuse mortgage applications for cancer-related reasons.	It is acceptable to exclude stores or facilities that caused COVID-19 from financial support by the government.

^*Item numbers correspond to the item number in the validation paper of J-CASS (22).

J-CASS, Japanese version of the cancer stigma scale.