Cancer risk perception among family members of patients with digestive tract cancer and associated patient- and family member-related factors: A cross-sectional study of 414 patient–family member pairs
Luling Zhou, Lingzhi Yang, Lang Wang, Jiao Zhou, Ka Li · 2026
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Luling Zhou and four co-authors surveyed how family members of people with digestive tract cancer judge their own cancer risk, in this 2026 study. Relatives share genes and habits with patients, so their risk is often higher than average. Yet how clearly they sense that risk affects whether they seek screening or change their habits, and it had rarely been measured.
The team questioned 414 pairs of patients and relatives at two large hospitals in Sichuan, China, during 2023. A twenty-six-item scale measured how relatives weighed their risk in thought, in feeling, and from experience. Relatives scored highest on the feeling part and lowest on judging cancer-causing factors. Scores rose when the patient's treatment had complications and when relatives had more schooling. The findings can help nurses target risk education to the families who misjudge their danger most.
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| CREATOR | Luling Zhou, Lingzhi Yang, Lang Wang, Jiao Zhou, Ka Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |