The relationship of rural persons??? multidimensional health locus of control to knowledge of cancer, cancer myths, and cancer danger signs

Winstead-Fry, Patricia; Hernández, C Marielena Gutiérrez; Colgan, G; Cook, C; DeSalva, KL; LaBelle, E; Perry, Erica

doi:10.1097/00002820-199912000-00009

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“…Beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer differ between White and Black women as well. Some Black women believe that any breast trauma or big breast is risk factors for breast cancer [73,74], More likely than White women, Black women would consider any swelling or lump in the breast that is not painful as non-cancerous and would not seek immediate care [75]. Overall, factors such as poverty, culture, and social injustice contribute directly and indirectly to breast cancer disparity among women.…”

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Health and Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer

Yedjou

Sims

Miele

et al. 2019

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy and the second most lethal form of cancer among women in the United States. It currently affects more than one in ten women worldwide. The chance for a female to be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime has significantly increased from 1 in 11 women in 1975 to 1 in 8 women (Altekruse, SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2007. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 2010). This chance for a female of being diagnosed with cancer generally increases with age (Howlader et al, SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2010. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 2013). Fortunately, the mortality rate from breast cancer has decreased in recent years due to increased emphasis on early detection and more effective treatments in the White population. Although the mortality rates have declined in some ethnic populations, the overall cancer incidence among African American and Hispanic population has continued to grow. The goal of the work presented in this book chapter is to highlight similarities and differences in breast cancer morbidity and mortality rates among non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black populations. This book chapter also provides an overview of breast cancer, racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer, breast cancer incidence and mortality rate linked to hereditary, major risk factors of breast cancer among minority population, breast cancer treatment, and health disparity. A considerable amount of breast cancer treatment research have been conducted, but with limited success for African Americans compared to other ethnic groups. Therefore, new strategies and approaches are needed to promote breast cancer prevention, improve survived rates, reduce breast cancer mortality, and ultimately improve the health outcomes of racial/ethnic minorities. In addition, it is vital that leaders and medical professionals from minority population groups be represented in decision-making in research so that racial disparity in breast cancer can be well-studied, fully addressed, and ultimately eliminated in breast cancer.

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Section: Socioeconomic Disparities In Breast Cancermentioning

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Health and Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer

Yedjou

Sims

Miele

et al. 2019

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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“…For instance, some African American women believe that minor trauma to the breasts, having ''love bites'' on the breast, and/or having big breasts can increase a woman's chances of developing breast cancer (106)(107)(108). African American women are also more likely to hold the belief that swelling or a lump on the breast that is not painful need not be reported to a physician, and, furthermore, that if the lump is not painful, it is unlikely to be cancerous (10,109). Another common misperception held by African American women is that breast self-examination is the most effective method for early detection of breast cancer (110).…”

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Social Determinants of Black-White Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality: A Review

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Pai

2008

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Despite the recent decline in breast cancer mortality, African American women continue to die from breast cancer at higher rates than do White women. Beyond the fact that breast cancer tends to be a more biologically aggressive disease in African American than in White women, this disparity in breast cancer mortality also reflects social barriers that disproportionately affect African American women. These barriers hinder cancer prevention and control efforts and modify the biological expression of disease. The present review focuses on delineating social, economic, and cultural factors that are potentially responsible for Black-White disparities in breast cancer mortality. This review was guided by the social determinants of health disparities model, a model that identifies barriers associated with poverty, culture, and social injustice as major causes of health disparities. These barriers, in concert with genetic, biological, and environmental factors, can promote differential outcomes for African American and White women along the entire breast cancer continuum, from screening and early detection to treatment and survival. Barriers related to poverty include lack of a primary care physician, inadequate health insurance, and poor access to health care. Barriers related to culture include perceived invulnerability, folk beliefs, and a general mistrust of the health care system. Barriers related to social injustice include racial profiling and discrimination. Many of these barriers are potentially modifiable. Thus, in addition to biomedical advancements, future efforts to reduce disparities in breast cancer mortality should address social barriers that perpetuate disparities among African American and White women in the United States. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008;17(11):2913 -23) During the last two decades, there has been a growing Black-White disparity in breast cancer mortality (1). Although the overall rate of mortality from breast cancer has been decreasing since the early 1980s, this decrease has occurred at a much faster pace for White women than it has for African American women (Fig. 1). This finding is especially noteworthy because the lifetime incidence of breast cancer is actually lower, not higher, among African American women than among their White counterparts (1).What factors might be responsible for this racial disparity in mortality from breast cancer? Poorer outcomes in African American women, in part, reflect the fact that breast cancer tends to be a more biologically aggressive disease in African Americans than in White Americans (2-6). In addition to biological factors, these disparities also reflect social, economic, and cultural barriers that disproportionately affect African American women. Barriers such as poverty and racism both hinder cancer prevention and control efforts and modify the biological expression of disease (7-10). The current review focuses on delineating the social, economic, and cultural factors potentially responsible for Black-White disparities i...

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“…Some also believed that a lump in the breast that was not considered bothersome did not need to be evaluated by a physician [12] and/or if the lump was not painful, it was probably not cancerous [13]. Still other women were less familiar with the fact that leakage from the nipple was a possible sign of breast cancer and that a high fat/low fruit and vegetable diet as well as a positive family history (especially first degree relatives) of the disease may increase their personal risk of breast cancer [10,14].…”

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