Cancer prognosis information-seeking among survivors and caregivers: findings from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service.

Purpose: Receiving prognostic information is a well-documented need for cancer survivors and caregivers. However, little is known about these two groups' prognosis information-seeking outside of discussions with healthcare providers. This study examined survivors' and caregivers' prognosis-related inquiries using data from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS).

Clinical trial knowledge, discussion, and participation among cancer survivors: A HINTS-SEER study.

Objectives: Clinical trial knowledge and discussions about clinical trials with healthcare providers contribute to clinical trial participation and clinical trial representation. This study explored 1) the association of patient-provider communication with clinical trial knowledge, 2) how patient-provider communication impacts the associations of demographic and clinical factors with clinical trial knowledge, and 3) motivations for clinical trial participation among people with a history of cancer.

Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2021 Health Information National Trends Survey-Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (HINTS-SEER) study included 1201 adult cancer survivors recruited from three SEER registries.

Critical Considerations for Using Cultural Targeting and Tailoring in Health Communication Interventions.

One approach to addressing observed health disparities that is frequently discussed in the literature is adapting health messages to the cultural identities of groups who experience an undue burden of disease. The extant research on the cultural tailoring and targeting (CTT) of health messages generally indicates that such adaptations are effective. However, the empirical basis for this conclusion does not provide definitive evidence that CTT is always necessary nor demonstrate that culturally adapted messages are always more effective than more general message appeals.

The Evolution of NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey: Methods, Data, and Future Directions.

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Health Information National Trends Survey® (HINTS®), was conceived in 1997 during a multidisciplinary conference focused on risk communication that included attendees representing the fields of psychology, health behavior, health education, public health, clinical medicine, and health journalism. The key recommendation from the conference was for NCI to develop a premiere communication-specific population survey to track health and cancer communication-related phenomena. This led to NCI developing and launching HINTS in 2003.