Colorectal cancer screening among Asian Americans

H Hwang - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2013 - koreascience.kr
Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for all US
populations including Asian Americans. CRC screening has considerable benefits to …

Knowledge and perceptions regarding colorectal cancer screening among Chinese—a community-based survey in Singapore

EST Ng, CH Tan, DCL Teo, CYE Seah, KH Phua - Preventive medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: Despite the increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence among Chinese in
Asia, there are no data on predictors of CRC screening uptake in this population. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Contributing factors to colorectal cancer screening among Chinese people: a review of quantitative studies

DYP Leung, KM Chow, SWS Lo, WKW So… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health problem in Asia. It has been reported that the
Chinese are more susceptible to CRC than many other ethnic groups. Screening for CRC is …

[HTML][HTML] Is colorectal cancer a western disease? Role of knowledge and influence of misconception on colorectal cancer screening among Chinese and Korean …

X Lu, CL Holt, JC Chen, D Le, J Chen… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Chinese and Korean Americans have lower colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
rates than other racial/ethnic groups, which may be explained by a low level of CRC …

Trends in colorectal cancer screening utilization among ethnic groups in California: are we closing the gap?

AE Maxwell, CM Crespi - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2009 - AACR
Background: Given the low prevalence of and racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer
screening, it is important to monitor whether prevalence and disparities are increasing or …

Colorectal cancer screening among Korean Americans: a systematic review

KM Oh, KH Jacobsen - Journal of Community Health, 2014 - Springer
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among Korean Americans (KAs) has increased in
recent years, even as the rate in nearly ever other population group in the United States has …

Colorectal cancer screening and African Americans: findings from a qualitative study

RC Palmer, LA Midgette, I Dankwa - Cancer control, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been found to be an effective tool for
the control and prevention of this type of cancer, yet it is underutilized by African Americans …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in Asia

S Hatamian, F Hadavandsiri… - …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose One of the most common cancers in Asia is colorectal cancer (CRC). Early
diagnosis and timely treatment are necessary for preventing complications and advanced …

Temporal trends in colorectal cancer screening among Asian Americans

SA Fedewa, AG Sauer, RL Siegel, RA Smith… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2016 - AACR
Asian Americans (AA) are less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer compared with non-
Hispanic Whites (NHW), with a widening disparity for some AA subgroups in the early …

Community‐based survey of knowledge of, attitudes to and practice of colorectal cancer screening in Hong Kong

GCY Wong, KY Lee, KF Lam… - Journal of digestive …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practice of colorectal
cancer (CRC) and screening in the community to complement the introduction of population …