Public support for alcohol policies associated with knowledge of cancer risk

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Public support for alcohol policies associated with knowledge of cancer risk

Penelope Buykx¹, Penelope Buykx², Conor Gilligan³, Bernadette Ward¹, Rebecca Kippen⁴, Rebecca Kippen¹, Kathy Chapman - Show less +3 more•Institutions (4)

Monash University¹, University of Sheffield², University of Newcastle³, University of Melbourne⁴

01 Apr 2015-International Journal of Drug Policy (Elsevier)-Vol. 26, Iss: 4, pp 371-379

TL;DR: The finding that support for alcohol management policies is associated with awareness that drinking too much alcohol may contribute to cancer could assist in the planning of future public health interventions.

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About: This article is published in International Journal of Drug Policy.The article was published on 2015-04-01. It has received 69 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol advertising & Public health.

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A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective

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Robyn Burton¹, Robyn Burton², Clive Henn¹, Don Lavoie¹, Rosanna O'Connor¹, Clare Perkins¹, Kate Sweeney¹, Felix Greaves³, Felix Greaves¹, Brian Ferguson⁴, Brian Ferguson¹, Caryl Beynon¹, Annalisa Belloni¹, Virginia Musto¹, John Marsden², John Marsden¹, Nick Sheron¹, Nick Sheron⁵ - Show less +14 more•Institutions (5)

Public Health England¹, King's College London², Imperial College London³, University of York⁴, University of Southampton⁵

15 Apr 2017-The Lancet

TL;DR: There is a rich evidence base to support the decisions of policy makers in implementing the most effective and cost-effective policies to reduce alcohol-related harm.

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Public Acceptability in the UK and USA of Nudging to Reduce Obesity: The Example of Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption

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Dragos C Petrescu¹, Gareth J Hollands¹, Dominique-Laurent Couturier¹, YL Ng¹, Theresa M. Marteau¹ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (1)

University of Cambridge¹

08 Jun 2016-PLOS ONE

TL;DR: Levels of acceptability for four of the five nudge interventions to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages seem similarly acceptable in the UK and USA, being more acceptable than taxation, but less acceptable than education.

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Abstract: The study was funded by the UK Department of Health Policy Research Programme (Policy Research Unit in Behaviour and Health) (Grant ID: PRUN-0409-10109)

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...Dichotomising outcome variables is not uncommon practice in studies of public attitudes towards government interventions to improve population health in relation to obesity [22, 23], tobacco smoking [24] and alcohol consumption [25]....
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The public health burden of alcohol and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an evidence review.

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R. Burton, C. Henn, D. Lavoie, R. O'Connor, C. Perkins, K. Sweeney, F. Greaves, B. Ferguson, C. Beynon, A. Belloni, V. Musto, J. Marsden, N. Sheron, A. Wolff - Show less +10 more

01 Jan 2016

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...Surveys show that people who are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for cancer are more likely to support a range of alcohol control policies including increases in alcohol tax and strict marketing regulations (290)....
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Lay epidemiology and the interpretation of low-risk drinking guidelines by adults in the United Kingdom

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Melanie Lovatt¹, Melanie Lovatt², Douglas Eadie³, Douglas Eadie², Petra Meier², Petra Meier¹, Jessica Li², Jessica Li¹, Linda Bauld³, Linda Bauld², Gerard Hastings³, Gerard Hastings², John Holmes², John Holmes¹ - Show less +10 more•Institutions (3)

University of Sheffield¹, University of Nottingham², University of Stirling³

01 Dec 2015-Addiction

TL;DR: Insights from lay epidemiology into how drinkers regulate and monitor their drinking should be used in the construction of drinking guidelines to enhance their credibility and efficacy, as well as addressing many of the above problems.

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Abstract: Aims To explore how the concept of lay epidemiology can enhance understandings of how drinkers make sense of current UK drinking guidelines. Methods Qualitative study using 12 focus groups in four sites in northern England and four sites in central Scotland. Participants were 66 male and female drinkers, aged between 19 and 65 years, of different socio-economic backgrounds. Data were analysed thematically using a conceptual framework of lay epidemiology. Results Current drinking guidelines were perceived as having little relevance to participants' drinking behaviours and were generally disregarded. Daily guidelines were seen as irrelevant by drinkers whose drinking patterns comprised heavy weekend drinking. The amounts given in the guidelines were seen as unrealistic for those motivated to drink for intoxication, and participants measured alcohol intake in numbers of drinks or containers rather than units. Participants reported moderating their drinking, but this was out of a desire to fulfil work and family responsibilities, rather than concerns for their own health. The current Australian and Canadian guidelines were preferred to UK guidelines, as they were seen to address many of the above problems. Conclusions Drinking guidelines derived from, and framed within, solely epidemiological paradigms lack relevance for adult drinkers who monitor and moderate their alcohol intake according to their own knowledge and risk perceptions derived primarily from experience. Insights from lay epidemiology into how drinkers regulate and monitor their drinking should be used in the construction of drinking guidelines to enhance their credibility and efficacy.

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...For example, communicating the long-term risks of drinking rather than just guideline thresholds [35], and using narrative-based Lay epidemiology and the interpretation of low-risk drinking guidelines 1917...
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Awareness of the Link between Alcohol Consumption and Cancer across the World: A Review

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Jennifer K. Scheideler¹, William M. P. Klein¹•Institutions (1)

National Institutes of Health¹

01 Apr 2018-Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

TL;DR: Assessment of lay awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer in 16 countries shows that awareness appears to be low and varies internationally; it is relatively higher in the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Australia.

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Abstract: Since 1988, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, the highest level of risk. Growing evidence suggests that alcohol increases the risk of several types of cancer including breast, bowel, prostate, and liver, and accounts for a significant proportion of preventable cancers. Despite ample evidence of this relationship, public awareness is less clear. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we reviewed 32 studies examining lay awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer in 16 countries. Our results show that awareness appears to be low and varies internationally; it is relatively higher in the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Australia. Methodologic differences in assessment obfuscate cross-country and cross-sample comparisons. In general, people are more likely to endorse alcohol as a risk factor when presented with a list of possible risk factors than when asked to list risk factors in an open-ended format. Attempts to increase awareness have been limited and constitute a significant public health need. We provide potential strategies to increase awareness, such as alcohol bottle labeling and fostering patient/physician discussions regarding the link. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(4); 429-37. ©2018 AACR.

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...Respondents under the age of 30 are more likely to identify alcohol as a cancer risk factor (37) and knowledge that alcohol causes cancer has been shown tobehigher in people below the age of 45, specifically between the ages of 20 and 29 in Australia (43, 40) and the United States (47)....
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...Awareness appeared to be highest in the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Australia, although awareness in these countries is still modest from a public health standpoint....
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...Regionally, of these cases, the alcoholattributed incidence rates for cancer vary, with the Western Pacific region (e.g., Australia; Japan) having the highest rate of incidence (7.1%), followed by the European (e.g., Belgium; United Kingdom; 5.4%), South-East Asian (e.g., Indonesia; 5.2%), African (e.g., Kenya; 4.8%), the Americas (e.g., North and South America; 4.2%), and Eastern Mediterranean (e.g., Morocco; 0.8...
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...Our results show that awareness appears to be low and varies internationally; it is relatively higher in the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Australia....
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...Women more frequently report healthy behaviors (e.g., alcohol reduction) as a cancer prevention mechanism in Spain (29), and rate alcohol as an important risk factor for cancer in Australia (42)....
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The agenda-setting function of mass media

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Maxwell McCombs, Donald L. Shaw

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Cancer Council Victoria¹, University of Minnesota², University of Pennsylvania³

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