[Sources of information about cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To study the present and preferred sources of information about cancer.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Counties of Gironés and Pla de l'Estany from the province of Girona.


METHODS
Stratified random sample of 408 women aged 40 to 70 years.


RESULTS
Main present source of information about cancer were friends and relatives (34.9%), followed by radio and Tv (34.0%) and newspapers (19.9%). Health care professionals only were considered main source of information by 11.3% of the sample. Women with incomplete primary school and women from older age groups answered more frequently Radio and Tv as their main source of information. However, the preferred source of information about cancer were health care professionals (73.3%).


CONCLUSIONS
Health care professionals are the preferred source of information about cancer but only a small percentage of population receive information from them. These results indicate the need to redefine educational strategies regarding cancer in primary health care.
Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital de Santa Caterina, Girona.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D011845:Radio; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013030:Spain; D013690:Television
Las fuentes de información sobre el cáncer.