title: Tailored community cancer education programs: Pawsox and prostates.
abstract: To assess the prostate cancer screening practices in Rhode Island, we designed a questionnaire which was sent to 150 primary care physicians. A population-based survey was distributed to 194 men over 40 asking about screening history and risk factors. Eighty-five percent of primary care physicians reported performing annual prostate-specific antigen tests (PSAs) and digital rectal exams, 63% recognized family history as a risk factor, and 14% identified African Americans as a high-risk population. The survey found that 48% of men recognized family history as a risk factor and 6% understood that African Americans were at high risk. Each year, 200 men, primarily SED, are invited to a PawSox baseball game where physicians provide information on prostate cancer risk, treatment options, and outcomes. Free PSAs are provided. The questionnaire and survey demonstrate a need for more public education regarding prostate cancer in high-risk populations. Tailored community-based interventions, such as the Pawsox & Prostate program, can be effective professional and public education strategies to increase screening in high-risk populations.
authors.affiliation: glicksman@ricancercouncil.org
authors.forename: Arvin S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Glicksman
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dipiero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D051517:Digital Rectal Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012237:Rhode Island; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen
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