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Competing-Risk Nomogram for Predicting Cancer-Specific Survival in Multiple Primary Colorectal Cancer Patients after Surgery
Published on: September 27, 2024
A content analysis of cancer survivorship coverage in a representative sample of US news outlets
Sandra Larson1, Marilee Long, Michael D Slater
1Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80528, USA. sjl2@pvhs.org
Background:
Media are popular sources of cancer information, yet little is known about how survivors are depicted.
Methods:
This study analyzes coverage of cancer survivors in a nationally representative sample of newspapers and television newscasts. Stories were coded for cancer type, gender, age, survivorship length and status, treatment types, and spirituality, among other variables.
Results:
Media provide limited information about survivors. Also, although breast cancer coverage was close to survivorship rates, nearly every other cancer type was underreported for both incidence and survivorship rates.
Conclusions:
Inaccurate media coverage may be contributing to public misunderstanding about cancer survivorship.
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