Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABC) Survey
What is the Awarenss and Beliefs About Cancer (ABC) Survey?
The ABC (Awareness and beliefs about cancer) survey is a study based on the “Measuring Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer in Malaysia” project, a research collaboration between University of Malaya and Queen’s University Belfast. The study aim was to determine the level of awareness of cancer warning signs and risk factors, and anticipated delays to seeking medical advice in Malaysia using the ABC-M (awareness and beliefs about cancer, Malaysia) questionnaire.
This study was funded by the University of Malaya: Vice Chancellor’s special funding (UMQUB3A-2011) between 2011-2015
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ABC Publications
Schliemann, D., Ismail, R., Donnelly, M., Su, T.T. Anticipated delay in help-seeking for cancer symptoms: findings from a nationwide study of Malaysian adults. Cancer Epidemiology. 2021. Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877782120302162?via%3Dihub
Schliemann, D., Ismail, R., Donnelly, M., Cardwell, C., Su, T.T., Cancer symptom and risk factor awareness in Malaysia: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2020. Online: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-08581-0
Su TT, Azzani M, Donnelly M, Majid HA. Seeking medical help for cancer among urban dwellers in Malaysia-Emotional barriers and awareness of cancer symptoms. European Journal of Cancer Care. 2020. Online: https://europepmc.org/article/med/32050305
Tan, M.M., Jamil, A.S.A., Ismail, R. Donnelly, M. and Su, T.T., 2023. Breast cancer and breast cancer screening use—beliefs and behaviours in a nationwide study in Malaysia. BMC Public Health, 23, 1319. doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16227-0
