The role of public education in cancer detection.

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CA: A Cancer Journal for CliniciansVolume 16, Issue 6 p. 225-231 ArticleFree Access The role of public education in cancer detection John Wakefield BA, FZS, John Wakefield BA, FZS Head, Department of Social Research, Christie Hospital amp; Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, England; and Chairman (1962-1966) of the Committee on Public Education of the International Union Against CancerSearch for more papers by this author John Wakefield BA, FZS, John Wakefield BA, FZS Head, Department of Social Research, Christie Hospital amp; Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, England; and Chairman (1962-1966) of the Committee on Public Education of the International Union Against CancerSearch for more papers by this author First published: November/December 1966 https://doi.org/10.3322/canjclin.16.6.225AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Prevention of Cancer: Report of a WHO Expert Committee. WHO Techn. Rep. Ser. 276. Geneva, 1964. 2 Wakefield, J.: Cancer and Public Education. London: Pitman Medical Publishing Company Ltd., 1963. 3 Phillips, A. J. and Taylor, R. M.: Public opinion on cancer in Canada: a second survey. Canad. M. A. J. 84: 142– 145, 1961. 4 Martin, P. L.: Detection of cervical cancer: a study of motivation for cytological screening. California Med. 101: 427– 429, 1964. 5 Kegeles, S. S.; Kirscht, J. P.; Haefner, D. P., and Rosenstock, I. M.: Survey of beliefs about cancer detection and taking Papanicolaou tests. Pub. Health Rep. 80: 815– 823, 1965. 6 The Public's Awareness and Use of Cancer Detection Tests. Conducted for the American Cancer Society by the Gallup Organization, Inc. Princeton, N.J., 1964. 7 Breslow, L., and Hochstim, J. R.: Sociocultural aspects of cervical cytology in Alameda County, Calif. Pub. Health Rep. 79: 107– 112, 1964. 8 Fulghum, J. E., and Klein, R. J.: Community cancer demonstration project in Dade County, Florida. Pub. Health Rep. 77: 165– 170, 1962. 9 Osborn, G. R., and Leyshon, V. N.: Domiciliary testing of cervical smears by home nurses. Lancet i: 256– 257, 1966. 10 Macgregor, J. E., and Baird, D.: Detection of cervical carcinoma in the general population. Brit. M.J.: 1631– 1636, 1963. 11 Wakefield, J., and Baric, L.: Public and professional attitudes to a screening programme for the prevention of cancer of the uterine cervix: a preliminary study. Brit. J. Prev. and Social Med. 19: 151– 158, 1965. 12 Rolfe, A.: Personal communication. 13 Social Survey of Community Attitudes to Cancer: Metropolitan Area of Perth, Western Australia. Research report for the Cancer Council of Western Australia. Perth: University of Western Australia, 1965. 14 Reznikoff, M.: Motivational factors in persons attending a cancer-detection center. Cancer 8: 454– 458, 1955. 15 Hammerschlag, E.: Psychiatry applied to internal medicine. In L. Bellak (Ed.), Psychology of Physical Illness. London: Churchill Ltd., 1952. 16 Hochbaum, G. M.: Public Participation in Medical Screening Programs; a socio-psychological study. U.S. Public Health Service Pubn. 572, 1958. Volume16, Issue6November/December 1966Pages 225-231 ReferencesRelatedInformation