Nathaniel Woodard, James Butler, Debarchana Ghosh, Kerry M Green, Cheryl L Knott
The Association between State-Level Structural Racism and Alcohol and Tobacco Use Behaviors among a National Probability Sample of Black Americans
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
cancer remains leading cause death among latinoas united states advancing age major risk factor developing cancer types given growing population latinoas immigrants aged 60 years current lack relevant data study aims understand cancer prevention perception cancer diagnosis among older latinos ensure receive effective prevention intervention psychosocial care survey exploring attitudes cancer developed administered spanish using convenience sampling 168 individuals identifying latinoas surveyed tampa florida descriptive analysis conducted understand study population characteristics frequencies assessed understand participants responses cancerrelated attitude questions effects age country origin length stay united states marital status participants cancerrelated attitudes assessed using logistic regression mean age study participants 679 years 345 male mean length stay united states 258 years total 29 244 participants knew breast cancer prostate cancer respectively diagnosed early individuals elementary education less likely sufficient knowledge cancer prevention diagnosis additionally 935 population aware tobacco use lead cancer 845 knew exposure tobacco smoke affect smoker family older latinoas possess knowledge cancer causes yet lack knowledge regarding cancer prevention diagnosis potentially creating barriers causing avoid treatment focusing cancerrelated health education among older latinoas step toward appropriate equitable cancer care