Health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with a family history of cancer

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• Alternative Title:
  Genet Med
• Personal Author:
  Townsend, Julie S. ; Steele, C. Brooke ; Richardson, Lisa C. ; Stewart, Sherri L.
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  The purpose of this study is to compare health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with and without a family history of cancer.
  
  Methods
  
  We analyzed data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to ascertain cancer screening test use and to estimate the prevalence of health behaviors that may reduce the risk of cancer. We used logistic regression to control for demographic factors and health care access.
  
  Results
  
  Women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer were more likely to be up-to-date with mammography compared to women with no family history of cancer (OR = 1.69, 95% CI [1.39, 2.04]); their health behaviors were similar to other women. Men and women with a family history of colorectal cancer were more likely to be up-to-date with CRC screening compared to individuals with no family history of cancer (OR=2.77, 95% CI [2.20, 3.49]), but were less likely to have a BMI < 25 kg/m2 (OR=0.80, 95% CI [0.67, 0.94]).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Innovative methods are needed to encourage those with a moderate to strong familial risk for breast cancer and colorectal cancer to increase their physical activity levels, strive to maintain a healthy weight, quit smoking, and reduce alcohol use.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Breast Neoplasms Early Detection Of Cancer Female Health Behavior Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Ovarian Neoplasms Prevalence Young Adult

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• Source:
  Genet Med. 15(3):212-221.
• Pubmed ID:
  23018750
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4394991
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  ZMK4/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e4faf8df91e5baddc322273b1227ff7271c27ab2b24fa379b49185e10caf453f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33740/cdc_33740_DS1.pdf
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