title: Disparities in Cancer Screening Practices among Minority and Underrepresented Populations.
abstract: To review current evidence about cancer screening challenges that lead to cancer health disparities in minority populations.
  
  
  
  Research reports, published journal articles, web sites, and clinical practice observations.
  
  
  
  There are significant disparities that exist in cancer screening practices among racial and ethnic minority and underrepresented populations, resulting in disproportionately higher cancer mortality rates in these populations.
  
  
  
  Nurses are positioned to lead in educating, promoting, and bringing awareness to cancer screening recommendationsand current cancer prevention guidelines for at-risk individuals, and help them to implement these guidelines to reduce incidence and mortality.
authors.forename: Tamryn F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Joycelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cudjoe
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Roland J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thorpe
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: Hae-Ra
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: cancer incidence; cancer prevention and control; cancer screening; health disparities; minorities; screening