欧州がん予防法第5版の最適化:すべての社会経済的階層における回避可能ながんリスクへの認識向上
Eleni Mantzari1, Katherine Brain2, Kathelijne M H H Bessems3
1Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
Molecular oncology
|January 16, 2026
まとめ
がんリスク情報を提供することが、予防策の詳細ではなく、予防可能ながんリスクに対する公衆の認識を最も高める。この発見は、教育水準や国によって異なり、公衆衛生コミュニケーションにおける重要な戦略を強調している。
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生;がん予防;健康コミュニケーション
背景:
- がんは欧州連合における主要な死因であり、そのかなりの割合は予防可能である。;欧州がん予防法(ECAC)は、がんリスク低減について公衆に情報を提供することを目的としている。;ECACの提示方法の最適化は、すべての社会経済的階層におけるがんリスク認識を高めるために重要である。
主な方法:
- 8つの欧州諸国から10,027人の参加者を含む大規模なオンラインランダム化比較試験。;「メッセージなし」対照群に対して10種類の異なるECAC5メッセージ形式をテストするために、2x3x2要因設計が使用された。;参加者は、リスク情報の有無、予防策の詳細の長さ、および形式(テキストのみ対画像付きテキスト)で変化するメッセージにさらされた。
結論:
- がんリスクに関する明確な情報を提供することは、これらのリスクに対する認識を高める上で、予防策を含めることよりも効果的である。;予防可能ながんリスクに対する現在の認識は非常に低く、公衆衛生コミュニケーション戦略の改善が必要であることを示している。;今後の研究では、認識の向上行動変化および長期的な知識にどのように転化するかを調査する必要がある。
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