Asian and Hispanic Americans' Cancer Fatalism and Colon Cancer Screening

Abstract

These findings emphasize the need for cultural interventions to disrupt fatalistic attitudes towards colon cancer preventions.

Determinants of participation in colorectal cancer screening among community-dwelling Chinese older people: Testing a comprehensive model using a descriptive correlational study

“…Our findings indicated that there was no relationship between fatalism and CRC screening, and this is inconsistent with a study on Asian Americans in which fatalism was associated with a lower adherence rate to CRC screening (Jun and Oh, 2013) but it is consistent with a study on Chinese immigrants in Australia on medical screening (Heiniger et al, 2013). Such discrepancies have been attributed to the shortcomings of the fatalism construct including its definition and measurement (Drew and Schoenberg, 2011;Heiniger et al, 2013).…”

Colorectal Cancer Screening Brochure for Latinos: Focus Group Evaluation

“…Moreover, we observed that screened study participants expressed less fatalistic beliefs and showed higher positive attitude towards screening than the unscreened participants. This supports the results from a recent study [37] which demonstrated that fatalism was a significant contributor to CRC screening non-adherence among Hispanics and Asians. Finally, our study revealed that such components as thinking beyond oneself and ethnic identity stimulate active responses among members of our target audience.…”

Colorectal cancer in Jordan: prevention and care

“…Colorectal cancer can affect young adults, yet the chances increase significantly after the age of 50 (7,8). Personal history of colorectal polyps, inflammatory bowel diseases, or type II diabetes mellitus also increase the chance for developing cancers in the colon and rectum (9,10). In addition, people with first-degree relatives who have a history of colorectal cancer are at high risk of developing the cancer (11).…”