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AICR It’s Never Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010 Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at Random Agree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “Cancer Can Be Prevented”.

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  1. AICR It’sNever Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “Cancer Can Be Prevented” Only about half of all Americans over age 50 are aware that cancer can be prevented. Note that awareness decreases slightly with age. Note also that the number of Americans answering “I Don’t Know” rises sharply among those 71 and over.

  2. AICR It’sNever Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “Being Physically Active Lowers my Risk of Cancer” Awareness that regular physical activity is protective against many cancers is high, but notably lower among Americans age 71 and over. In this group, 1 in 4 either disagree that physical activity is protective (20%) or say they do not know (6%) about the link.

  3. AICR It’s Never Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “Eating a Healthy Diet Lowers my Risk of Cancer” Awareness that a healthy diet is protective against cancer is consistently high among all Americans over age 50.

  4. AICR It’s Never Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “It’s Too Late for Me to do Anything About My Personal Cancer Risk” The percentage of Americans who believe that it’s too late to take cancer-protective steps rises sharply with age. The percentage of Americans age 70+ who say it’s too late for them is nearly double that of Americans in their fifties.

  5. AICR It’s Never Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “My Risk of Cancer Increases With Age” The older Americans get, the less likely they are to recognize the link between aging and cancer. Note the percentage of Americans who disagree that the link exists doubles between ages 50-59 and ages 71 and over.

  6. AICR It’s Never Too Late to Lower Your Cancer Risk Survey, September/October 2010Respondents: 587 Americans Age 50+, Telephoned at RandomAgree or Disagree With the Following Statement: “It’s Possible to Lower my Cancer Risk at Any Age” When asked about the aging-cancer link in a slightly different context, however, most Americans 50 and over agree that they can takes cancer-protective steps at any age. Again, the number of Americans aged 71 and over who respond “I Don’t Know” is of concern.

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