An integrative review on breast cancer screening practice and correlates among Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Asian Indian American women.
Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed among Chinese, Filipino and Korean women. Despite the efficacy of breast cancer screening, Asian American women have one of the lowest rates of mammography and clinical breast exam (CBE) of all U.S. ethnic groups. I provided a systematic overview to document factors related to three modalities of breast cancer screening (breast self-exam [BSE], CBE and mammography) among four subgroups of Asian American women (i.e., Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Asian Indian). Results showed that the existing studies provided evidence of demographic correlates to screening practice; however, fewer studies focused on cognitive and social-cultural correlates, and limited results were available with Filipino and Asian Indian groups.
Wu
Tsu-Yin
TY
School of Nursing, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA. tywu@umich.edu
Guthrie
Barbara J
BJ
Guthrie
Barbara
B
Bancroft
Joanna M
JM
Bancroft
Joanna
J
D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*