{
  "id": 15405,
  "url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e97772",
  "title": "Social Media Discourse on Breast Cancer Screening Barriers in Japanese and English: Cross-Sectional Infodemiology Study",
  "summary": "Background: Despite clinical advances, breast cancer screening adherence remains stagnant in Japan ( 70%). Understanding distinct cross-cultural barriers is essential; however, traditional methodologies often fail to capture visceral, real-world individual experiences and hidden deterrents to screening. Objective: This study aims to characterize and compare cross-cultural informatics profiles of barriers to breast cancer screening across Japanese-language and English-language social media discou",
  "authors": "Mitsuo Terada, Rie Kawabori Tahara, Yumi Wanifuchi-Endo, Tomoko Asano, Nanae Horisawa, Kazuki Nozawa, Ayaka Isogai, Nari Kureyama, Hikaru Kawahara, Mika Kotani, Yuya Tanaka, Marie Mizumoto, Atsushi Fushimi, Nami Yamashita, Madoka Iwase, Asumi Iesato, Tatsuya Toyama",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "healthcare",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "japan",
  "published_at": "2026-07-31T20:00:04.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-01T05:10:57.676Z",
  "source_slug": "x-jmir-journal-of-medical-internet-researc",
  "source_name": "JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.jmir.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15405",
  "original_url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e97772",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}