title: Cancer screening in US workers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Liat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McCollister
authors.forename: Kristopher L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Arheart
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chung-Bridges
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.forename: Alberto J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Caban-Martinez
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Evelyn P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: Lora E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: 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