The Fear of Cancer from the Standpoint of Oneself, the Opposite Sex and the Fear of Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

It is important to understand the differences between men and women when it comes to attitudes and risk perception toward disease. This study aimed to explore the fear of cancer from the standpoint of themselves and the opposite sex by cancer type.A cross-sectional survey with a representative sample was conducted.The least and the most feared cancers in men were thyroid cancer and lung cancer, respectively. When men assumed the perspective of...