Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Sources of Cancer Information Among Older Women in the United States: Results From the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Coughlin, Steven S ; Berkowitz, Zahava ; Hawkins, Nikki A ; Tangka, Florence
• Description:
  Introduction ; The number of people in the United States aged 65 years and older is increasing. Older people have a higher risk of dying from cancer; however, recent information about breast and colorectal cancer screening rates among women aged 65 years and older and about sources of health information consulted by these women is limited. ; Methods ; We examined data from the Health Information National Trends Survey for women aged 65 years and older who had no personal history of breast or colorectal cancer. Women whose self-reported race and ethnicity was non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, or Hispanic were included in the analysis. The overall response rate for the 2003 survey was 34.5%. ; Results ; Women aged 75 years and older had lower rates of recent mammography (mammogram in previous 2 years) than did women aged 65 to 74 years. In both age groups, rates were especially low for Hispanic women and women with a household income of less than $15,000 per year. Rates of recent colorectal cancer screening (fecal occult blood test in previous year or endoscopy in previous 5 years) were markedly lower for non-Hispanic black women aged 75 years and older than for other women in this age group, and for Hispanic women aged 65 to 74 years than for non-Hispanic women in this age group. Screening rates were lowest for women with an annual household income of less than $15,000, no family history of cancer, no usual health care provider, or 1 or no provider visits in the previous year. ; Conclusion ; The results from this analysis suggest that educational materials about routine breast and colorectal cancer screening appropriate for women aged 65 years and older (especially low-income women, Hispanic women, and those aged 65 to 74 years) may be helpful.
• Subjects:
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Education
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Mammography
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2007; 4(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/4116/cdc_4116_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.34 MB]
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  Preventing Chronic Disease
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