Increasing awareness and knowledge of lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome carriers: Randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Clinical genetics Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 67 - 77
• Main Authors: Vrieling, A., Visser, A., Hoedjes, M., Hurks, M., Gómez García, E., Hoogerbrugge, N., Kampman, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adherence; Adult; Awareness; Cancer; Cancer prevention; Clinical trials; Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis - complications; Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis - genetics; Disease prevention; Female; Guidelines as Topic; Health education and promotion; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health promotion; Health Promotion - methods; Heterozygote; Humans; Intervention; Life Style; Lifestyle recommendation; Lifestyles; Lynch syndrome; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; awareness; cancer prevention; health education and promotion; lifestyle recommendation; adherence; intervention; Lynch syndrome

Lynch syndrome (LS) mutation carriers may reduce their cancer risk by adhering to lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention. This study tested the effect of providing LS mutation carriers with World Cancer Research Fund‐the Netherlands (WCRF‐NL) health promotion materials on awareness and know...