Assessing cultural sensitivity of breast cancer information for older Aboriginal women.

<bold>Background: </bold>Cancer education resources for Aboriginal peoples should be respectful of cultural beliefs.<bold>Methods: </bold>Interviews were conducted with 25 older Aboriginal women in Ontario, Canada to determine their opinions about Internet resources on breast cancer. Participants read 2 Web articles on breast cancer: 1 article from a national cancer organization and the second from an Aboriginal health department.<bold>Results: </bold>Aboriginal women better understood the Native web site and they preferred to read this culturally relevant resource that discussed Native women's breast cancer risk.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Culturally sensitive breast cancer information should incorporate health attitudes and behaviors of Aboriginal women and present plain language information to encourage informed decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]