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Home: HINTS Questions: Mental Models of Cancer: Cancer Representations

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[MM-05a]	Would you say you agree or disagree with the following statements? There's not much you can do to lower your chances of getting colon cancer.
[MM-05a]	... There's not much you can do to lower your chances of getting lung cancer.
[MM-05a]	... There's not much you can do to lower your chances of getting skin cancer.
[MM-05b]	... There are so many different recommendations about preventing colon cancer that it's hard to know which ones to follow.
[MM-05b]	... There are so many different recommendations about preventing lung cancer that it's hard to know which ones to follow.
[MM-05b]	... There are so many different recommendations about preventing skin cancer that it's hard to know which ones to follow.
[MM-05c]	... Colon cancer develops over a period of several years.
[MM-05c]	... Lung cancer develops over a period of several years.
[MM-05c]	... Skin cancer develops over a period of several years.
[MM-05d]	... There are ways to slow down or disrupt the development of colon cancer.
[MM-05d]	... There are ways to slow down or disrupt the development of lung cancer.
[MM-05d]	... There are ways to slow down or disrupt the development of skin cancer.
[MM-05e]	... Colon cancer is most often caused by a person's behavior or lifestyle.
[MM-05e]	... Lung cancer is most often caused by a person's behavior or lifestyle.
[MM-05e]	... Skin cancer is most often caused by a person's behavior or lifestyle.
[MM-05f]	... It seems like almost everything causes colon cancer.
[MM-05f]	... It seems like almost everything causes lung cancer.
[MM-05f]	... It seems like almost everything causes skin cancer.
[MM-05h]	... You are reluctant to get checked for colon cancer because you fear you may have it.
[MM-05h]	... You are reluctant to get checked for lung cancer because you fear you may have it.
[MM-05h]	... You are reluctant to get checked for skin cancer because you fear you may have it.
[MM-05i]	... Getting checked regularly for colon cancer increases the chances of finding cancer when it's easy to treat.
[MM-05i]	... Getting checked regularly for skin cancer increases the chances of finding cancer when it's easy to treat.
[MM-05l]	... People with colon cancer would have pain or other symptoms prior to being diagnosed.
[MM-05l]	... People with lung cancer would have pain or other symptoms prior to being diagnosed.
[MM-05l]	... People with skin cancer would have pain or other symptoms prior to being diagnosed.
[MM-06]	What are the common symptoms of colon cancer?
[MM-06]	What are the common symptoms of lung cancer?
[MM-06]	What are the common symptoms of skin cancer?
[MM-06]	What are the common symptoms of colon cancer?
[MM-06]	... colon cancer?
[MM-06]	... lung cancer?
[MM-06]	... skin cancer?
[MM-06]	What are the common symptoms of lung cancer?
[MM-06]	... lung cancer?
[MM-07]	Overall, how many people who develop colon cancer do you think survive at least 5 years?
[MM-07]	Overall, how many people who develop lung cancer do you think survive at least 5 years?
[MM-07]	Overall, how many people who develop skin cancer do you think survive at least 5 years?
[CC-26b]	...You are afraid of finding colon cancer if you were checked.
[CC-26c]	...Getting checked regularly for colon cancer increases the chances of finding cancer when it's easy to treat.
[CK-14a]	Would you say you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree with the following statements or do you have no opinion: It seems like almost everything causes cancer.
[CK-14b]	...There's not much people can do to lower their chances of getting cancer.
[CK-14c]	...There are so many recommendations about preventing cancer, it's hard to know which ones to follow.