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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.150377
Personal Author:
Homan, Sherri G. ; Kayani, Noaman ; Yun, Shumei
Homan, Sherri G. ; Kayani, Noaman ; Yun, Shumei Less -
Description:
Introduction

We compared behavioral risk factors and preventive measures among female breast cancer survivors, female survivors of other types of cancers, and women without a history of cancer. Survivorship health care indicators for the 2 groups of cancer survivors were compared.

Methods

Using data from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we calculated the proportion of women with risk factors and their engagement in preventive practices, stratified by cancer status (cancer survivors or women with no history of cancer), and compared the proportions after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics.

Results

A significantly higher proportion of breast cancer survivors had mammography in the previous year (79.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 76.0%–83.0%) than did other cancer survivors (68.1%; 95% CI, 65.6%–70.7%) or women with no history of cancer (66.4%; 95% CI, 65.5%–67.3%). Breast cancer survivors were also more likely to have had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test within the previous 3 years than women with no history of cancer (89.4%; 95% CI, 85.9%–93.0 vs 85.1%; 95% CI, 84.4%–85.8%) and a colonoscopy within the previous 10 years (75.4%; 95% CI, 71.7%–79.0%) than women with no history of cancer (60.0%; 95% CI, 59.0%–61.0%). Current smoking was significantly lower among survivors of breast cancer (10.3%; 95% CI, 7.4%–13.2%) than other cancer survivors (20.8%; 95% CI, 18.4%–23.3%) and women with no history of cancer (18.3%; 95% CI, 17.5%–19.1%). After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, we found that breast cancer survivors were significantly more likely to have had mammography, a Pap test, and colonoscopy, and less likely to be current smokers.

Conclusion

Breast cancer survivors are more likely to engage in cancer screening and less likely to be current smokers than female survivors of other types of cancer or women with no history of cancer.


Subject:
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Aged
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services
Health Surveys
Humans
Middle Aged
Original Research
Patient Acceptance Of Health Care
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
Pubmed ID:
26796517
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4722934
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U58 DP003924/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; DP003924-01A/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
U58 DP003924/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; DP003924-01A/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ea90d9d387e022ef5afb0899ccf206168471cf096b008cf59d57c06b42aa04d0
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