title: Cancer Screening among immigrants living in urban and regional Australia: results from the 45 and up study.
abstract: Over 25% of the Australian population are immigrants, and are less active participants in cancer screening programmes. Most immigrants live in urban areas of Australia, but a significant proportion (~20%), live in regional areas. This study explored differences in cancer screening participation by place of birth and residence. Self-reported use of mammogram, faecal occult blood test (FOBT), and/or prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests was obtained from 48,642 immigrants and 141,275 Australian-born participants aged 50 years or older in the 45 and Up Study (New South Wales, Australia 2006-2010). Poisson regression was used to estimate relative risks of test use, adjusting for key socio-demographic characteristics. Overall, immigrants from Asia and Europe were less likely to have had any of the tests in the previous two years than Australian-born participants. Regional Australian-born participants were more likely to have had any of the tests than those living in urban areas. Regional immigrant participants were more likely to have had an FOBT or PSA test than those living in urban areas, but there were no differences in mammograms. This report identifies key immigrant groups in urban and regional areas that policymakers and healthcare providers should target with culturally appropriate information to promote cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, P.O. Box 572 Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia. mariannew@nswcc.org.au.
authors.forename: Marianne F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, P.O. Box 572 Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia. chiewm@wpro.who.int.
authors.forename: May
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiew
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, P.O. Box 572 Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia. eleonoraf@nswcc.org.au.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feletto
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, P.O. Box 572 Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia. clarek@nswcc.org.au.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, P.O. Box 572 Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia. freddys@nswcc.org.au.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sitas
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Boorooma Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia. lwebster@csu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009517:New South Wales; D009780:Occult Blood; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D012424:Rural Population; D057566:Self Report; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen