Comprehensive analysis of cancer coverage in important Chinese newspapers between 2000 and 2007

Cai, Jianping; Liu, Yang; Liu, Zhen-hong; Ma, Zhiyong; Yu, Li

doi:10.1007/s00520-008-0494-1

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“…That breast cancer dominates media coverage in newspapers as well as magazines, television news broadcasts and online news is a consistent finding with previous research 6 8 9 20–23. It has been suggested that this is likely to be due to the early establishment and effective marketing models used by breast cancer campaigners 7 24.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Lung cancer was the second most commonly reported cancer in this study, consistent with other analyses of newspaper coverage 6 9. Other studies have also found that this cancer was heavily under-represented, considering its high incidence and mortality rate 6–8.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Prostate cancer was one of the most frequent cancer types mentioned in previous studies of newspapers, magazines and online news 6 20 22. Some also found that its coverage was under-represented, especially since the number of new diagnoses is similar to that of breast cancer 9 22.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Coverage of common cancer types in UK national newspapers: a content analysis

2014

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ObjectiveTo determine whether recent newspaper coverage of the four most common cancer types relates to their relative burden and national awareness months, and to identify the subject focus during high-coverage periods.DesignContent analysis using the Nexis newspaper article database.SettingUK 2011–2012.Outcome measuresAnnual number and ranking, monthly proportions and subject of articles on breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancers.Results9178 articles were identified during 2011 and 2012 featuring breast (4237), prostate (1757), lung (1746) and bowel (1438) cancer. Peaks in monthly proportions above the 99% upper confidence limit were identified for each. Breast cancer had the highest coverage of 12% and 17% during its awareness month. Smaller peaks (11%) were identified during Bowel Cancer Awareness month. Prostate cancer received high coverage in relation to the case of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing who had been diagnosed with the cancer, and lung cancer in relation to the deaths of celebrities. Breast cancer was covered most often overall and by newspaper category while the lower coverage of other cancer types did not consistently mirror the relative number of new cases each year. The peaks by newspaper category were similar to the overall coverage with few exceptions.ConclusionsUK newspaper coverage of common cancer types other than of the breast appears under-represented relative to their population burden. Coverage of breast cancer and bowel cancer appears to be influenced by their awareness months, while that of prostate cancer and lung cancer is influenced by other media stories. Health-promoting public bodies and campaigners could learn from the success of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and work more closely with journalists to ensure that the relevant messages reach wider audiences.

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confidence: 90%

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Coverage of common cancer types in UK national newspapers: a content analysis

2014

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“…Our results indicate a tendency of increasing coverage about skin cancer from 2000 through 2007, consistent with our previous study about cancer coverage, which also showed an increasing tendency (Cai, Yang, Liu, & Liu, 2009). We found a sharp increase in 2006.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…The total number of articles related to cancer during this same period was 7,643 (Cai, Yang, Liu, & Liu, 2009); thus, skin cancer articles represented about 1.8% (n = 134) of all articles that were cancer related.…”

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A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Skin Cancer in China Newspapers

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Xiao

et al. 2010

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China has the largest population in the world today. Recent epidemiology investigation showed a significant increase in the incidence of skin cancer in China. However, little is known about the content of skin cancer articles in Chinese newspaper coverage. To analyze the skin cancer issues in the newspaper media over an eight-year period from 2000 through 2007 in China, we performed a preliminary search of articles titled by "skin cancer" in Chinese important newspapers database. There were 134 articles about skin cancer in the total 7,643 articles related to cancer in China important newspapers database. The number of reports about skin cancers increased in the main, especially in 2006. The main focus of the articles tended to be about melanoma, accounting for 38.1% of all the articles. The treatment was the overriding subject of the 134 articles, with nearly 41.8%.

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