title: Delay and noncompliance in cancer detection: a behavioral perspective for health planners.
abstract: Professionals and public alike believe in the benefits of early cancer detection. Yet screening programs have encountered serious problems in engaging their clients to seek prompt medical follow-up. If benefits of early detection are to be achieved, and fear and mistrust overcome, a more reliable connection between screening and treatment must be forged.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009098:Multiphasic Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012803:Sick Role; D014481:United States