Awareness of Lifestyle and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Findings from the BeWEL Study

The BeWEL Team; Patricia Norwood

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Awareness of Lifestyle and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Findings from the BeWEL Study

The BeWEL Team, Patricia Norwood

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Abstract

It is estimated that 47% of colorectal cancers (CRC) could be prevented by appropriate lifestyles. This study aimed to identify awareness of the causes of CRC in patients who had been diagnosed with a colorectal adenoma through the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme and subsequently enrolled in an intervention trial (using diet and physical activity education and behavioural change techniques) (BeWEL). At baseline and 12-month follow-up, participants answered an open-ended question on factors influencing CRC development. Of the 329 participants at baseline, 40 (12%) reported that they did not know any risk factors and 36 (11%) failed to identify specific factors related to diet and activity. From a potential knowledge score of 1 to 6, the mean score was 1.5 (SD 1.1, range 0 to 5) with no difference between intervention and control groups. At follow-up, the intervention group had a significantly greater knowledge score and better weight loss, diet, and physical activity measures than the control group. Awareness of relevant lifestyle factors for CRC remains low in people at increased risk of the disease. Opportunities within routine NHS screening to aid the capability (including knowledge of risk factors) of individuals to make behavioural changes to reduce CRC risk deserve exploration.

Original language	English
Article number	871613
Number of pages	5
Journal	BioMed Research International
Volume	2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/871613
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the participants of this trial, the trial manager, trial administrator, research nurses, and lifestyle counsellors whose enthusiastic support made the trial possible. Financial support was provided by the National
Prevention Research Initiative (http://www.npri.org.uk), Grant Award no. G0802030. National Prevention Research Initiative is a national research initiative administered by the Medical Research Council made up of the following
funding partners: Alzheimer’s Research Trust; Alzheimer’s Society; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; Cancer Research UK; Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health Directorate; Department
of Health; Diabetes UK; Economic and Social Research Council; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; Health & Social Care Research & Development Office for Northern Ireland; Medical Research Council; Welsh Assembly Government; and WCRF. Further financial support was provided by NHS Research Scotland to carry out this work. The BeWEL Team consists of Shaun Treweek, Fergus Daly, Jill Belch, Jackie Rodger, Alison Kirk, Anne Ludbrook, Petra Rauchhaus, Patricia Norwood, Joyce Thompson, and Jane Wardlej.

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colorectal cancer

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Awareness of Lifestyle and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Findings from the BeWEL Study

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