Cancer screening in US workers.
Regular cancer screening can prevent the development of some cancers and increase patient survival for other cancers. We evaluated the reported cancer screening prevalence among a nationally representative sample of all US workers with data from the 2000 and 2005 Cancer Screening Supplements of the National Health Interview Survey. Overall, workers with the lowest rates of health insurance coverage (in particular, Hispanic workers, agricultural workers, and construction workers) reported the lowest cancer screening. There was no significant improvement from 2000 to 2005.
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Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Clinical Research Building, 10th Floor (R669), 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
LeBlanc
William G
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McCollister
Kathryn E
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Arheart
Kristopher L
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Chung-Bridges
Katherine
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Christ
Sharon
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Caban-Martinez
Alberto J
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Lewis
John E
JE
Lee
David J
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Clark
John
J
Davila
Evelyn P
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Fleming
Lora E
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace