Lerman Cancer Worry Scale items pre-counsel: frequencies by all women and by risk subgroup
| Item score 0/1 | Item score 2/3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Under | Correct | Over | All | Under | Correct | Over | ||
| How often have you thought about your chances of getting cancer? | 234 | 103 | 31 | 63 | 96 | 25 | 20 | 44 | |
| Have these thoughts affected your mood? | 310 | 127 | 47 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Have these thoughts interfered with your daily activities? | 324 | 127 | 50 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| How concerned are you about getting cancer one day? | 107 | 57 | 11 | 24 | 223 | 71 | 40 | 83 | |
| How often do you worry about developing cancer? | 241 | 104 | 33 | 66 | 89 | 24 | 18 | 41 | |
| How much of a problem is this worry? | 262 | 114 | 38 | 73 | 68 | 14 | 13 | 34 | |