Abstract
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women have the lowest cancer-screening rate of any ethnic or racial group; AI/AN women in all regions are less likely than non-Hispanic white women to be diagnosed with localized breast cancer; and those AI/AN women presenting with breast cancer have the lowest 5-year survival rate compared to other ethnic groups. This study found that cultural beliefs are more of a factor in mammography screening behavior than other barriers such as access; and that a more holistic educational intervention designed by AI/AN women prompted individual intent and actions to seek mammograms among AI/AN women >40 and to change unhealthy eating and sedentary lifestyles.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 582-587 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Cancer Education |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2010 |
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Keywords
- American Indian
- Breast cancer
- Cultural barriers to screening
- Mammography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Oncology
- Medicine(all)
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A value-based approach to increase breast cancer screening and health-directed behaviors among American Indian women. / Von Friederichs-Fitzwater, Marlene M.; Navarro, Linda; Taylor, Sandra L.
In: Journal of Cancer Education, Vol. 25, No. 4, 12.2010, p. 582-587.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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