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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
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Director, Training Core, Columbia Center for the Health of Urban Minorities
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Selected New York City Activities |
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Latina women and breast cancer screening: Sociocultural factors
Compared with non-Latina white women, Latinas are diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage of disease and experience a lower survival rate. Because early detection of breast cancer is one of the most effective means of assuring timely treatment and survival, many studies focus on the differences between Latinas and non-Latinas in receipt of breast cancer screening tests. There is some controversy, however, concerning the most important determinants of screening for Latinas. The main goals of this study, which focuses on Latina women living in upper Manhattan, are to address questions concerning Latinas’ beliefs about breast cancer, and to examine the relationship between these beliefs, socioeconomic status, acculturation, access to health care, and cancer screening. The specific aims are: (1) to understand Latina’s values and beliefs about breast cancer, and (2) to use this information to test a comprehensive theory on factors that affect screening.
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