title: Cancer screening behaviors among smokers and non-smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored whether smoking is associated with cancer screening behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data from the 2007 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Florida Tobacco Callback Survey to examine screening behaviors related to four cancer types (breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal). Using multiple logistic regression analyses, we examined the association between smoking status and health screening behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For 10 of the 11 cancer screening variables, being a current smoker was significantly associated with being less likely to ever have been screened and also less likely to be compliant with screening guidelines. For breast and cervical cancer, level of nicotine dependence was also significantly related to compliance with screening recommendations; women with higher levels of dependence were less likely to be compliant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results support the notion that individuals' actions related to their health are consistent across different types of behaviors. We found that smokers were less likely to engage in cancer screening behaviors. In addition, among smokers, individuals with greater nicotine dependence had lower compliance with some screening tests. Physicians should ensure that their patients who smoke are receiving appropriate and adequate screening for cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA. mbyrne2@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Evelyn P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Monica Webb
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caban-Martinez
authors.forename: Noella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: Youjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messiah
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult