Feb. 16, 2023 – Many people, including 20% of Americans ages 50 to 75, are behind on colorectal cancer screenings – even though do-it-yourself tests let you collect a sample easily and privately in your own home.
One possible explanation: A lot of people convince themselves they don’t need it.
Psychologists call this “defensive information processing” – adopting beliefs to lessen fears of a threat. And new research in the journal Cancer suggests it could be a key reason that some people don’t get recommended colorectal cancer screenings.
Researchers surveyed 2,600 people in Ireland who had been invited to complete at-home stool tests…
