Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Oncological Sciences. New York, USA
Preparation of this manuscript was supported by the National Cancer Institute (R03CA173421) and the American Cancer Society (122931-PF-12-117-01-CPPB). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health or the American Cancer Society.
*Corresponding author: Jessica Ledergerber, BA; E-mail: Jl4750@nyu.edu; T: 212-659-5506212-659-5506; F: 212-849-2566. One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1130, New York, NY 10029, United States
Published: December 25, 2013
Background: The primary objective was to examine and compare the breast cancer screening adherence rates between black (African American and Afro-Caribbean) and Hispanic (foreign born Hispanic and US-born Hispanic) subpopulations.
Methods: Study data was collected in community settings in New York City between the years of 2011-2012. Participants (N=592) were black and Hispanic individuals who attended a breast cancer screening community outreach program. Breast cancer screening rates as well as demographic data were collected.
Results: Results revealed that Afro-Caribbean and foreign-born Hispanics are at a greater risk for non-adherence in breast cancer screening compared with African Americans and US-born Hispanics.
Conclusions: The majority of breast screening research and community outreach programs categorize people into broad racial and ethnic groups (e.g., black and Hispanic). The results revealed significant variability within these broader racial/ethnic categories with regard to breast cancer screening. Community outreach programs and future research efforts should target the subpopulations that are at particular risk for breast cancer screening non-adherence.
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