title: Colorectal Cancer Screening among Chinese, Cambodian, and Vietnamese Immigrants in Chicago.
abstract: Asian Americans are now the most rapidly growing minority group in the USA. Over 60 % of Asian Americans in the USA are immigrants. Cancer has been the leading cause of death among Asian Americans since 1980. Understanding the barriers to screening is essential to reduce the unnecessary burden of cancer. Little is known about colorectal cancer screening behavior among foreign-born Asian Americans and how socio-demographic factors may influence the behavior. Even less is known about disaggregated Asian subgroups. Using data from the Chicago Asian Community Survey, a local health assessment survey of three Asian subgroups in Chicago, Chinese, Cambodian, and Vietnamese, this study found that the colorectal cancer screening rate were much lower among foreign-born Asian Americans in Chicago (30 %) than the national rate for the general population (59 %). Furthermore, we studied disaggregated data to determine colorectal cancer screening differences between communities. Findings from this study provide a critical evidence base to inform future research and intervention designs.
authors: The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Edwin
authors: E
authors: Chandrasekar
authors: The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. hvallina@bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Lam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D002641:Chicago; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Asian immigrants; Cambodian; Chinese; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Vietnamese