title: Preferences for blood-based colon cancer screening differ by race/ethnicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine attitudes of a diverse community-based sample toward SEPT9, a simple, cost-effective colorectal cancer (CRC) blood test.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hundred participants eligible for CRC screening (Mage =58.3; 44% unscreened; 38% white, 31% Hispanic, 31% black) completed cross-sectional surveys of their screening preferences following group discussions of colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, FOBT, and SEPT9.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 91% ranked SEPT9 first or second. Controlling for sociodemographic factors, unscreened Whites strongly preferred SEPT9, listing multiple advantages, whereas unscreened Blacks preferred colonoscopy. Only 19% of the sample listed negative aspects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Blood-based screening for CRC was widely favored. Future research on medical decision-making should examine the basis for racial/ethnic differences in biomarker screening preferences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Taber
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. lisa.aspinwall@utah.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Aspinwall
authors.affiliation: VP Oncology Technology Development, ARUP Laboratories, Inc.; Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Heichman
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, USA; Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Anita Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kinney
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000208:ethnology*; D058112:Septins / Q000097:blood*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C474315:SEPTIN9 protein, human; D058112:Septins