Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Cancer
Date Submitted: Oct 31, 2025
Open Peer Review Period: Oct 31, 2025 - Dec 26, 2025
Date Accepted: Mar 31, 2026
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Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Participation among Working Women in Japan : A Panel Survey Study
ABSTRACT
With growing concern over high cervical and breast cancer mortality rates, this study was designed to examine the factors influencing breast and cervical cancer screening attendance among working women in Japan, by conducting a secondary analysis using nationally representative panel data from the Japanese Household Panel Survey (JHPS/KHPS) between 2019 and 2022, which showed that reduced screening attendance was associated with higher conscientiousness and neuroticism (possibly because of increased anxiety or fear of adverse results), suggesting that health-promoting behaviors and personality traits do not always align with preventive health actions, such as cancer screening.
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