Exploring quality of life impact on cancer screening in Black subgroups

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ID7146787
AuthorsKimlin Ashing (0000-0002-6209-508X, City of Hope), Elizabeth Blackman (0000-0001-5965-8016, Michigan Cancer Research Consortium), Gaole Song (0000-0002-6163-6817, City of Hope), Denise Gibbs (Michigan Cancer Research Consortium), Zhongxuan He (Temple University Health System), Sharon Harrison (0000-0002-4764-4538, Temple University Health System), Jomel Meeko Manzano (University of California San Diego), Olivia Theard (Barnard College), Marshall Tulloch-Reid (African Caribbean Cancer Consortium , Philadelphia, PA, 19111), Marshall K Tulloch‐Reid (0000-0003-3081-4630, University of the West Indies System), Camille Ragin (0000-0003-0816-4942, Michigan Cancer Research Consortium)
Year2025
Volume59
Issue1
Publication date2025-01-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Behavioral Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-6612 • E-ISSN: 1532-4796
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/abm/kaaf078
PMID41410424
OpenAlexW4417498697
LanguageEN
References cited22

BACKGROUND: Black individuals in United States have the poorest outcomes in cancer and receipt of cancer screening. PURPOSES: This study seeks to describe cancer screening among Black subgroups, especially considering the influence on quality of life (QOL). METHODS: Data from the African Cancer Prevention Project of Philadelphia (CAP3) were analyzed to examine differences among Black subgroups for QOL variables and cancer screening. Descriptive analysis and Fisher's exact test were conducted. RESULTS: The overall sample included 294 participants (177 African Americans, 34 US immigrants from Africa, and 83 US immigrants from Afro-Caribbean) ranging from 21 to 88 years old. Significant differences were found in various cancer screenings, such as Caribbean immigrant female participants receiving cervical cancer screening, African Americans receiving breast cancer screening, and US immigrants from Africa receiving colorectal cancer screening. CONCLUSIONS: Quality-of-life factors varied across the 3 Black subgroups and varied by cancer screening site. QOL factors have a significant impact on cancer screening. More culturally tailored cancer prevention interventions should be developed for the self-reported Black population.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Cancer · Cancer screening · Health psychology · MEDLINE · Psychological intervention · Public health · Quality of life (healthcare) · Cancer survivorship and care · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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