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Then and now: Comparison of baseline breast cancer screening rates at 2 time intervals

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Background. Breast cancer is Asian American women’s most frequently occurring cancer. Methods. Asian American women completed breast cancer-related baseline surveys for 2 studies 5 years apart. Results. Statistically significant and rapid improvements in knowledge and screening practices were seen between the 948 participants in the first study (1995) and the 1540 participants in the second study. This increase paralleled the reported climb in early detection rates among Asian American women. Conclusions. The data document the achievement of a tipping point in breast cancer screening rates with culturally and linguistically focused education programs and increased access to screening among disadvantaged women.

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  1. Moores University of California, San Diego Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0850, 92093-0850, La Jolla, CA

    Georgia Robins Sadler BSN, MBA, PHD (Associate Director for Community Outreach), Jenny Hung BS, Paula R. Beerman MPH, Mary Chen, Janice Chow & Nancy Chan

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Supported by the San Diego Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the California Breast Cancer Early Detection Program, the National Cancer Institute R25-CA65745, the Cancer Center Core grant 5 P30 CA023100, the Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership Program grants U56 CA92079 and U56 CA92081, and the National Institutes of Health’s Division of National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities EXPORT grant P60MD00220.

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Sadler, G.R., Hung, J., Beerman, P.R. et al. Then and now: Comparison of baseline breast cancer screening rates at 2 time intervals. J Canc Educ 24, 4–9 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1080/08858190802683560

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