The authors examined the relationship between low health literacy (LHL), limited English
proficiency (LEP), and meeting current US Preventive Service Task Force colorectal cancer …

Objective: Mortality rates for cervical cancer have increased among foreign-born women in
the United States in the last two decades. Previous research indicates that rates of Pap …

Understanding the different facilitators and barriers to screening within cultural and ethnic
groups is important for developing appropriate education and outreach programs to …

Introduction Individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) face structural challenges to
communication in English-speaking healthcare environments. We performed a systematic …

Objective: Despite the proven survival benefits associated with cervical cancer screening,
use of the Pap test continues to be suboptimal in some population subgroups, such as …

Background: Cervical cancer can be prevented by effective screening using Papanicolaou
tests, but the utilization rate is lower among ethnic minorities than in the general population …

Abstract Purpose: Latinas and African-Americans with breast cancer, especially those of
lower socioeconomic status and acculturation, have been underrepresented in studies …

Objective: The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a
community-based pilot intervention that combined cervical cancer education with patient …

Perceived discrimination has been shown to be related to health screening behavior. The
present study examines the effect of discrimination on cancer screening among women in …

A disproportionately small percentage of the Hispanic/Mexican population in the United
States has adequate access to health services, which decreases quality of life at both the …