Socio-economic inequalities in beliefs and knowledge about cancer in the Spanish population

The research, published in the international journal Psycho-Oncology, reveals important differences in beliefs about cancer according to socioeconomic level. People with a low socioeconomic level have less optimistic attitudes to the disease and have less knowledge about its symptoms and risk factors. False beliefs about the causes of cancer are very prevalent in society, especially among the most disadvantaged groups, underlining the need to im…