Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jun 2005
A population-based estimate of the prevalence of behavioral risk factors among adult cancer survivors and noncancer controls.
Behavioral risk factors have significant biomedical and psychosocial effects for cancer survivors. Representative data on the prevalence of a wide range of behavioral risk factors among cancer survivors are lacking. ⋯ This study provides benchmark estimates of the prevalence of multiple cancer-related behavioral risk factors among U.S. cancer survivors. The results reveal considerable opportunities for behavioral risk factor interventions among cancer survivors. We discuss implications of the results and outline directions for future research.
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Preventive medicine · Jun 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialTesting a culturally appropriate, theory-based intervention to improve colorectal cancer screening among Native Hawaiians.
We tested an intervention based on social learning theory (SLT) to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Native Hawaiians, a group with low CRC screening rates. ⋯ For Native Hawaiian individuals belonging to a network of civic clubs, an intervention based on SLT delivered by a Native Hawaiian physician and CRC survivor was less effective at further increasing compliance than was a culturally targeted educational session delivered by a non-Hawaiian nurse. That CRC screening compliance was high prior to our intervention suggests that we targeted a very health conscious segment of the Native Hawaiian population. Future work should focus on underserved segments of this indigenous group.