Attribution of Blame for Breast and Lung Cancers in Women

Gulyn, Linda McKenna; Youssef, Fatma A.

doi:10.1080/07347331003689052

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“…Additionally, spouses who never smoked were more likely to blame the patient compared to those with a personal smoking history. Consistent with previous work (9-11), we demonstrated that attributions of blame at treatment initiation are harmful because they are associated with increased initial distress in patients and even more so in spouses. Our hypothesis regarding moderators (i.e., dyadic adjustment, network support) of the association between blame and distress was partially supported.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Because at least 80% of lung cancers are linked to a history of poor health behaviors particularly smoking (8), patients may blame themselves for developing cancer, which may contribute to or exacerbate their psychological distress. In fact, a few studies have demonstrated that lung cancer patients are more vulnerable to blaming themselves (9-11) for developing cancer compared to other cancer populations including breast and prostate cancer patients whose illness etiology is less lifestyle dependent (11-13). Nevertheless, it is unclear if lung cancer patients who have a history of smoking are actually more vulnerable to attributions of blame compared to never smokers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, network social support has been identified as a major coping resource (24). Patients whose disease can be linked to a behavioral cause are vulnerable to experience or perceive stigma (9, 25), which may be associated with self-blame, as demonstrated in lung cancer patients (10, 11). Yet, when patients receive high levels of support such as love and acceptance from their social network, attributions of blame may be less distressing.…”

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The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer

2012

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Background Lung cancer patients and their spouses may engage in blame attributions regarding the cancer cause, which may adversely affect their psychological adjustment. Purpose To examine whether dyadic adjustment and network support moderate the association between blame and distress in couples affected by lung cancer. Methods Patients and their spouses completed questionnaires within 1 month of treatment initiation (baseline) and at 6-month follow-up. Results Multilevel modeling of data from 158 couples revealed that, at baseline, dyadic adjustment moderated the association between blame and distress for patients but not spouses (p<.05). Controlling for baseline distress, baseline blame predicted later distress (p<.05) for both patients and spouses regardless of dyadic adjustment. Network support moderated this association at follow-up. Conclusion For patients experiencing low dyadic adjustment, blame was associated with increased distress. Not initially but later, network support may protect against low levels but not high levels of blame in patients and spouses.

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The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer

2012

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“…The breast cancer story teaches us that attitudes on cancers can change 23. Breast cancer was once highly stigmatized and rarely discussed in public.…”

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confidence: 99%

Public attitudes about lung cancer: stigma, support, and predictors of support

Weiss¹,

Stephenson²,

Edwards³

et al. 2014

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IntroductionLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, yet public engagement with efforts against lung cancer is low. Public engagement with a cancer is critical to efforts to combat it, yet the reasons for low support for efforts against lung cancer have not been systematically characterized.MethodsWe conducted a telephone survey of 1,071 people to determine levels of engagement and attitudes that might potentially drive engagement. These were then analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis.ResultsEight percent of participants were involved with a lung cancer organization and 12% chose it among cancers to receive more support. Most participants felt that lung cancer was principally caused by external factors, that it could be cured if caught early, and that lung cancer patients were at least partly to blame for their illness. In multivariate analysis, participants who were supportive in some way of efforts against lung cancer were more likely to be employed, live in suburbia, and to be unsure of the cause of lung cancer. Potential supporters were more likely to be employed, female, younger, have higher income, to believe that genetics is the primary cause of lung cancer, and to believe that lung cancer can be cured when caught early. Participants frequently noted that they supported a particular cancer because of knowing someone affected by that cancer.ConclusionAs the lung cancer movement attempts to grow and increase its impact, the most successful recruitment efforts will be targeted to these groups.

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“…Lung cancer patients are more likely than breast and prostate cancer patients to report internal causal attributions for their cancer [83,84]. Within the past 20 years, cancer patient populations, such as breast cancer patients, have received greater sympathy and social awareness [85], but lung cancer patients are less likely to receive sympathy and support.…”

Section: Lung Cancer and Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

Disparities Between Blacks and Whites in Tobacco and Lung Cancer Treatment

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Racial disparities exist in lung cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Smoking is responsible for the majority of lung cancers, and racial disparities also exist in smoking outcomes. Black smokers are less likely than white smokers to engage in evidence-based tobacco treatment, and black smokers are less likely than white smokers to stop smoking. Continued smoking following a lung cancer diagnosis is a potential indicator of poor lung cancer treatment outcomes, yet lung cancer patients who smoke are unlikely to receive evidence-based tobacco treatment. The risks from continued smoking after diagnosis deserve attention as a modifiable factor toward lessening racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes.

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Attribution of Blame for Breast and Lung Cancers in Women

Cited by 26 publications

References 15 publications

The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer

The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer

Public attitudes about lung cancer: stigma, support, and predictors of support

Disparities Between Blacks and Whites in Tobacco and Lung Cancer Treatment

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