title: The Role of Incarceration and Reentry on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Formerly Incarcerated Black and Hispanic-Latino Men in New York City.
abstract: In the USA, the rate of incarceration has steadily increased from 1980 to 2010, a period called mass incarceration. Incarcerated individuals are now leaving the jail system in large numbers, the majority of whom are returning to low-income and Black and Hispanic-Latino communities. Although highly preventable, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant risk for minority and underserved men over the age of 50. Black men have the highest CRC incidence and mortality rates, which can be prevented and treated effectively when detected early, especially via colonoscopy. Hispanic-Latino men have the third highest CRC incidence rates and the fourth highest mortality rates. This qualitative study seeks to examine how the experience of incarceration and reintegration affects the awareness of CRC screening practices, the attitudes towards these services, the availability of services, and the frequency of CRC screening among the recently released Black and Hispanic-Latino men over the age of 50 in New York City.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite L3:54, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Anibal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite L3:54, New York, NY, 10029, USA. Cristina.villagra@mssm.edu.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3207-1714
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villagra
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite L3:54, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Suky
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite L3:54, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Vir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite L3:54, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jandorf
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Blacks; Cancer; Cancer screening; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Health disparities; Hispanic-Latino