Examining Rural–Urban Differences in Fatalism and Information Overload: Data from 12 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers

D. Jensen, Jakob; Shannon, Jackilen; Iachan, Ronaldo; Deng, Yangyang; Jung Kim, Sunny; Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy; Faseru, Babalola; D. Paskett, Electra; Hu, Jinxiang; C. Vanderpool, Robin; Lazovich, DeAnn; A. Mendoza, Jason; Shete, Sanjay; B. Robertson, Linda; Balkrishnan, Rajesh; J. Briant, Katherine; Haaland, Benjamin; A. Haggstrom, David; F. Fuemmeler, Bernard

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0355

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Examining Rural–Urban Differences in Fatalism and Information Overload: Data from 12 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers

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Authors:

Jakob D. Jensen

Jackilen Shannon

Ronaldo Iachan

Abstract

Abstract Background: Rural populations experience a disproportionate cancer burden relative to urban populations. One possibility is that rural populations are more likely to hold counterproductive cancer beliefs such as fatalism and information overload that undermine prevention and screening behav...

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