title: Association between cancer screening behavior and family history among Japanese women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine lifestyle habits and cancer screening behavior in relation to a family history of cancer among Japanese women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted based on baseline data from the Japan Nurses' Health Study collected from June 2001 to March 2007. Participants were 47,347 female nurses aged 30-59 years residing in 47 prefectures in Japan. We compared lifestyle habits and the utilization of cancer screenings (cervical and breast) between women with and without a family history of the relevant cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although there were no differences in lifestyle habits with the exception of smoking status, women with a family history of uterine cancer were more likely to have undergone cervical cancer screenings (p<0.01). Women with a family history of breast cancer were also more likely to have undergone breast cancer screenings regardless of their age (p<0.01), but lifestyle behaviors did not differ. Among women with a family history of uterine cancer, those with a sister history were more likely to have undergone not only cervical (OR, 1.89; 95% CIs, 1.39-2.58), but also breast cancer screenings (OR, 1.54; 95% CIs 1.13-2.09).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Having a family history of cancer was associated with cancer screening behavior, but not health promotive behaviors.
authors: Department of Laboratory Science and Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Matsubara
authors: Kunihiko
authors: K
authors: Hayashi
authors: Tomotaka
authors: T
authors: Sobue
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Mizunuma
authors: Shosuke
authors: S
authors: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000523:psychology*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*