Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans

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Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans * nAuthors: Bang H. Nguyen ab; Stephen J. Mcphee c; Susan L. Stewart c; Hiep T. Doan a nAffiliations: a Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, USA n b School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA n c School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA nnDOI: 10.1080/08858190701849395 nPublication Frequency: 4 issues per year nPublished in: Journal of Cancer Education, Volume 23, Issue 1 January 2008 , pages 37 - 45 nFormats available: HTML (English) : PDF (English) nYou have: ACCESS nArticle Requests: Order Reprints : Request Permissions nnView Article: View Article (PDF) View Article (HTML) View Article Section-at-a-time (HTML) nnnnAbstract nBackground. Rates of colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans are lower than those in non-Hispanic Whites. In this article, we describe rates of colorectal screening, identify determinants, and recommend educational strategies to improve screening. Methods. A cross-sectional sample of 867 Vietnamese aged 50 to 74 years drawn from a sampling frame of individuals in the Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California, and Harris County, Texas, area telephone directories with Vietnamese surnames were interviewed in 2004. Results. Colorectal screening recognition, receipt, currency, and intention rates were low. Conclusions. Although the screening rates are low, Vietnamese are receptive to screening if providers recommend it. J Cancer Educ. 2008; 23:37-45. n*Supported by the National Cancer Institute, R01 Grant Number CA 100856.