Examining connections between screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer and colorectal cancer screening

Michael D Wirth; Heather M Brandt; Heather Dolinger; James W Hardin; Patricia A Sharpe; Jan M Eberth

doi:10.2217/crc.14.18

Examining connections between screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer and colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal Cancer. 2014 Jun;3(3):253-263. doi: 10.2217/crc.14.18.

Authors

Michael D Wirth¹, Heather M Brandt², Heather Dolinger³, James W Hardin⁴, Patricia A Sharpe⁵, Jan M Eberth⁶

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Prevention & Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
² Cancer Prevention & Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29208, USA ; Department of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
³ Department of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29208, USA ; American Cancer Society, Inc., 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
⁵ Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street Room 124, Columbia, SC 29208, USA ; Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street Room 124, Columbia, SC 29208 USA.
⁶ Cancer Prevention & Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29208, USA ; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Abstract

Aim: To compare participation in breast, cervical and prostate cancer screening with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.

Materials & methods: This random digit-dialed survey includes participants (aged 50-75 years) from South Carolina (USA). Past participation information in fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, mammography, clinical breast examination, Pap test, prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination was obtained.Adjusted odds ratios are reported.

Results: Among European-American women, any cervical or breast cancer screening was associated with adherence to any CRC screening. Among African-American women, mammography was associated with adherence to any CRC screening. Digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen tests were associated with adherence to any CRC screening test among all men.

Conclusion: Future research should explore approaches inclusive of cancer screening recommendations for multiple cancer types for reduction of cancer screening disparities.

Keywords: breast cancer screening; cervical cancer screening; colorectal cancer screening; health disparities; prostate cancer screening.

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