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Article: BREAST AND COLORECTAL CANCER RISK COMMUNICATION APPROACHES WITH LOW-INCOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC WOMEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
- Author:
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Background: Information on breast and colorectal cancer risk factors is widely available to women and the physicians who provide their healthcare; however, many women are unable to identify the major risk factors, continue to misperceive their personal risk of developing these cancers, and do not engage in routine early detection.
Methods: Qualitative methods were used to investigate breast and colorectal cancer risk knowledge, perceptions, behaviors, and risk communication formats with low-income African-American and Hispanic study participants in Harlem, NY, aged 40-60 years.
Results: Focus group results indicated strong participant interest in strategies necessary to understand and ...