title: Asian and Hispanic Americans' cancer fatalism and colon cancer screening.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore fatalistic attributions of colon cancer development among Asian and Hispanic Americans in comparison with non-Hispanic whites; also to examine the impacts of fatalism on adherence to the colon cancer screening guideline.
  
  
  METHODS
  For the analysis,  the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey data were employed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both Asian and Hispanic Americans were more likely to make fatalistic attribution and were less likely to follow the guideline than whites. Particularly for Asians, fatalism was a significant predictor for  not adhering to the guideline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings emphasize the need for cultural interventions to disrupt fatalistic attitudes towards colon cancer preventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Studies, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA. jungmi.jun@uni.edu
authors.forename: Jungmi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Kyeung Mi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010349:Patient Compliance; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult