Beliefs about weight and breast cancer: an interview study with high risk women following a 12 month weight loss intervention.

CONCLUSION: Beliefs about weight and breast cancer risk were informed by social networks, media reports and personal experiences of significant others diagnosed with breast cancer. Our study has highlighted common doubts, anxieties and questions and the importance of providing a credible rationale for weight control and weight loss which addresses individual concerns. Counselling and health education material should be tailored to facilitate understanding of both genetic and modifiable risk factors and should do more help individuals to visualise the weight and breast cancer link. PMID: 25648828 [PubMed]
Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Hered Cancer Clin Pract Source Type: research