title: Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among the US urban Japanese population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The author examined the prevalence and predictors of colorectal cancer screening among the urban Japanese population of the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of Japanese residents of major US metropolitan areas completed a self-administered mailed survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Physician recommendation, acculturation, and perceived psychological costs were consistent predictors of screening for colorectal cancer. Gender and marital status were related to screening via fecal occult blood testing; age, susceptibility, and health insurance were related to sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy screening.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Colorectal cancer screening among the urban Japanese population could be increased with interventions seeking to promote physician recommendations for screening, alleviate perceived psychological costs among patients, and improve physician-patient communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, 722 E. 168th Street, Room 719, New York City, NY 10032, USA. kh2086@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population