Barriers to Cancer Screening in Hmong Americans: The Influence of Health Care Accessibility, Culture, and Cancer Literacy

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Low rates of colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer screening in Asian Americans compared with non-Hispanic whites : Cultural influences or access to care?

✍ Namratha R. Kandula; Ming Wen; Elizabeth A. Jacobs; Diane S. Lauderdale 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 102 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Asian Americans have lower cancer screening rates compared with non‐Hispanic whites (NHWs). Little is known about mechanisms that underlie disparities in cancer screening. The objectives of the current study were 1) to determine the relation between nativity, years in the