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Assessment of attitudes toward mass screening for colorectal cancer and polyps

Authors :
Betty J. Skipper
William B. Applegate
Monroe H. Spector
Peter V. DiVasto
Stephen J. Olmstead
Source :
Preventive medicine. 10(1)
Publication Year :
1981

Abstract

At the University of New Mexico outpatient clinics, 202 consecutive patients were asked by a bilingual medical student to complete a questionnaire and to indicate interest in volunteering for a Hemoccult colorectal cancer screening program. Only 70 (34%) agreed to undergo screening. Hispanics were less likely to volunteer than Anglos. Nonvolunteers were significantly more likely to object to specific aspects of the screening protocol and to deny that they could have cancer. Use of only 5 of the 15 items in the questionnaire gave maximal discrimination between volunteers and nonvolunteers.

Details

ISSN :
00917435
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Preventive medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e2cbf488138587f4669fb405bd8f216e