Understanding current racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening in the United States: the contribution of socioeconomic status and access to care

DT Liss, DW Baker - American journal of preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Prior studies have shown racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening but have not provided a full national picture of disparities across all major …

Increased risk for colorectal cancer under age 50 in racial and ethnic minorities living in the United States

R Rahman, C Schmaltz, CS Jackson… - Cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in USA. We
analyzed CRC disparities in African Americans, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and …

Adherence to competing strategies for colorectal cancer screening over 3 years

PS Liang, CL Wheat, A Abhat, AT Brenner… - Official journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: We have shown that, in a randomized trial comparing adherence to different
colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies, participants assigned to either fecal occult …

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 …

Patient and provider characteristics associated with colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening among Asian Americans

CA Thompson, SL Gomez, A Chan, JK Chan… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2014 - AACR
Background: Routinely recommended screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers
can significantly reduce mortality from these types of cancer, yet screening is underutilized …

A systematic review of ethnic disparities in the uptake of colorectal cancer screening

HK Sekhon Inderjit Singh, N Lal… - … in Public Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces mortality, but variation exists in uptake.
Ethnicity is suggested to play a role; however, there is no high-level evidence to support this …

Colorectal cancer screening and Chinese Americans: efficacy of lay health worker outreach and print materials

TT Nguyen, JY Tsoh, K Woo, SL Stewart, GM Le… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates.
Evidence-based interventions to increase CRC screening in this population are lacking. This …

Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in flu vaccination coverage: results from a population-based study

CV Almario, FP May, AE Maxwell, W Ren… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annual flu
vaccination for all adults. We aimed to identify predictors of receiving a flu vaccination, with …

Screening or symptoms? How do we detect colorectal cancer in an equal access health care system?

QM Hatch, KR Kniery, EK Johnson, SA Flores… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Detection of colorectal cancer ideally occurs at an early stage through proper
screening. We sought to establish methods by which colorectal cancers are diagnosed …

Colorectal cancer screening compliance among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

JLB Domingo, JJ Chen, KL Braun - Journal of Immigrant and Minority …, 2018 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening prevalence remains low among Asians and Pacific
Islanders. This study examined disparities and predictors of CRC screening compliance in …