Cancer Health Disparities

Comparing the Relative Efficacy of Narrative vs Nonnarrative Health Messages in Reducing Health Disparities Using a Randomized Trial

“…27,31 Key strategies identified for reducing and eliminating cervical cancer disparities include focusing on improving information and communication, as well as increasing access to care. 32 Health communication and cancer experts acknowledge that traditional health communication strategies have failed to adequately serve diverse populations or reduce health disparities. Many Americans lack access to and the ability to comprehend vital information needed to make informed health decisions.…”

Racial disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma

“…Patients with limited resources are less likely to participate in cancer screening or even to present when they develop concerning symptoms. Other hypotheses include differences in diet, lifestyle, cultural factors, and medical comorbidities 6 …”

Are Men Making Informed Decisions According to the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test Guidelines? Analysis of the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

“…Despite the current declines in prostate cancer mortality in the United States, African American (AA) men continue to experience a 60% higher incidence of prostate cancer and are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer in comparison to Whites (American Cancer Society, 2016b). There has been a consistent strategy employed to address prostate cancer disparities, notwithstanding an increased effort to provide prostate cancer screening as a clinical standard (Green, Davis, Rivers, Buchanan, & Rivers, 2014). However, there is ongoing concern that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test contributes to an increase in false positives/false negatives and overdiagnosis that can lead to overtreatment, which exposes men to adverse treatment-related side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction (National Cancer Institute [NCI], 2017b).…”