Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge and Sentiments in Singaporean Women: Mixed Methods Study Using Topic Modeling, Sentiment Analysis, and Structured Questionnaire Data

Key Points

• To explore how Singaporean women perceive and emotionally frame breast cancer screening concepts.
• Conducted quantitative surveys and qualitative analyses using natural language processing techniques.
• Employed topic modeling to identify themes in women's responses.
• Utilized sentiment analysis to assess emotional framing based on motivation levels.
• Identified different emotional responses to screening concepts between motivated and neutral women.
• Demonstrated that traditional knowledge-focused approaches may overlook emotional factors.
• Supported the need for customized breast cancer education and prevention strategies based on emotional insights.