Data on Breast Cancer Screening Detailed by Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (Engaging Rural Communities In Cancer Prevention and Control Research: Development and Preliminary Insights From a Community-based Research Registry): Diagnostics and Screening – Breast Cancer Screening

2021 NOV 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Diagnostics and Screening - Breast Cancer Screening. According to news originating from Richmond, Virginia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “To report on the development and preliminary findings of a community-based cancer registry, including the community-engaged approach to recruitment, participant profile, and distribution of cancer risk factors by race/ethnicity and geography. Community outreach and engagement best practices were used to recruit a diverse convenience sample of Virginia residents (>= 18 years) that oversampled residents living in rural areas, defined as Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC) 4-9 and African American (AA)/Black residents.”

Financial support for this research came from NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Virginia Commonwealth University, “Multiple survey administration methods included electronic (e-survey) and in-person survey by community-based staff. At the time of this analysis, 595 participants are enrolled; 73% are rural, 46% are AA/Black. AA/Black participants reported similar education but lower income (p < 0.01) and health literacy (p < 0.01), lower alcohol use (p < 0.001), fewer sedentary behaviors (p = 0.01), but greater BMI (p < 0.05) compared to White participants. Rural residents reported significantly lower household income (p < 0.001) and greater use of Medicaid (p = 0.01) compared to urban participants. Biennial mammography was reported by 82% of women aged 45-74 years old and colonoscopy by 77% of participants >= 50 years old. Tobacco use was reported by 17%; no differences in cancer screening or tobacco use were identified by geography or by race. Conclusion and relevance Community engagement strategies successfully enrolled diverse residents within the cancer service area. AA/Black participants reported fewer cancer risk behaviors, similar educational attainment but lower income and health literacy compared to White respondents. Nuanced examinations of interactions among multilevel factors are needed to understand how individual, community, and institutional factors converge to maintain cancer disparities among AA/Black Virginians.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Additional findings indicate a need for tobacco cessation, lung cancer screening, obesity treatment, and prevention initiatives.”

For more information on this research see: Engaging Rural Communities In Cancer Prevention and Control Research: Development and Preliminary Insights From a Community-based Research Registry. Cancer Medicine, 2021. Cancer Medicine can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Cancer Medicine - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2045-7634)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Maria D. Thomson, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Dept Hlth Behav & Policy, One Capitol Sq, 4TH Floor, Richmond, VA 23298, United States. Additional authors for this research include Katherine Y. Tossas, Vanessa B. Sheppard and Charlotte Garrett.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4199. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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