TY - JOUR
T1 - News Coverage of Cancer in Japanese Newspapers
T2 - A Content Analysis
AU - Miyawaki, Rina
AU - Shibata, Ai
AU - Ishii, Kaori
AU - Oka, Koichiro
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund (26-A-31) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare; the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (number 16K16580) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; and the MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities, 2015–2020 from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (S1511017).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Published with license by Taylor & Francis. © 2016 Rina Miyawaki, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, and Koichiro Oka.
PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - Newspapers could provide effective and comprehensive information about cancer to the public. The present study conducted a content analysis of cancer-related articles in Japanese newspapers published in 2011. In total, 5,314 articles were identified and subsequently coded. Coding variables included cancer type, the cancer continuum, and topic of articles mentioning cancer. Approximately half mentioned at least one specific type of cancer, with the focus mostly on lung, leukemia, and breast. Stomach and colon cancers, which have the highest morbidity, were relatively underreported. The continuum received little attention, and was mentioned in only 11% of articles. Treatment was the most frequently mentioned part of the continuum, with prevention and screening mentioned only rarely. The most frequently mentioned topic was social issues. The findings suggest that cancer-related articles were found regularly throughout the year, meaning that they might be one of the most important sources of cancer information. However, they are affected by social issues and there were some imbalances in both cancer type and continuum. Considering the influence of newspapers, it would be helpful for providing more effective and accurate information to the public if Japanese newspapers increased mentions of specific types of common cancers and the cancer continuum, especially prevention.
AB - Newspapers could provide effective and comprehensive information about cancer to the public. The present study conducted a content analysis of cancer-related articles in Japanese newspapers published in 2011. In total, 5,314 articles were identified and subsequently coded. Coding variables included cancer type, the cancer continuum, and topic of articles mentioning cancer. Approximately half mentioned at least one specific type of cancer, with the focus mostly on lung, leukemia, and breast. Stomach and colon cancers, which have the highest morbidity, were relatively underreported. The continuum received little attention, and was mentioned in only 11% of articles. Treatment was the most frequently mentioned part of the continuum, with prevention and screening mentioned only rarely. The most frequently mentioned topic was social issues. The findings suggest that cancer-related articles were found regularly throughout the year, meaning that they might be one of the most important sources of cancer information. However, they are affected by social issues and there were some imbalances in both cancer type and continuum. Considering the influence of newspapers, it would be helpful for providing more effective and accurate information to the public if Japanese newspapers increased mentions of specific types of common cancers and the cancer continuum, especially prevention.
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U2 - 10.1080/10410236.2016.1138391
DO - 10.1080/10410236.2016.1138391
M3 - Article
C2 - 27315217
AN - SCOPUS:84975137969
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 32
SP - 420
EP - 426
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 4
ER -
