Prostate Cancer Screening Among High-Risk Black Men

This study was conducted to identify the salient behavioral beliefs of young Black men toward prostate cancer screening, and to identify the issues surrounding their comfortability with prostate examinations. A total of 20 Black men, aged between 18 and 40 years, participated in three focus group sessions between June 2013 and July 2013 in Austin, Texas. Participants were asked open-ended questions about: (a) the advantages and disadvantages of screening to identify salient behavioral beliefs about screening and (b) issues that would make prostate examinations comfortable or uncomfortable to identify comfortability factors. Focus group discussions were tape-recorded, transcribed, and content analyzed to identify emerging themes of salient beliefs and comfortability. Also, nine salient behavioral beliefs toward prostate cancer screening were identified, and eight factors were linked to comfortability with prostate examinations. Given the increase of prostate cancer disparity as a public health issue, understanding the beliefs of Black men of prescreening age (18-40 years) may be crucial to the effectiveness of future interventions to improve screening when recommended at later ages.

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Erratum to: Determinants of Prostate Cancer Screening Intentions of Young Black Men Aged 18 to 40 Years

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities ◽

10.1007/s40615-017-0338-0 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 1021-1021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Motolani E. Ogunsanya ◽

Carolyn M. Brown ◽

Folakemi T. Odedina ◽

Jamie C. Barner ◽

Taiwo Adedipe

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Black Men ◽

Prostate Cancer Screening ◽

Screening Intentions

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389 Three-year prostate cancer screening program in high risk families: High detection associated with the number of affected relatives and early onset

European Urology Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1569-9056(04)90387-9 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 100

Author(s):

A. Valeri ◽

V. Joulin ◽

M.P. Moineau ◽

R. Azzouzi ◽

L. Cormier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

High Risk ◽

Early Onset ◽

Screening Program ◽

Prostate Cancer Screening ◽

Cancer Screening Program ◽

High Detection ◽

High Risk Families

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Investigation of Information Acquisition Channel for Prostate Cancer High-Risk Group

The Korean Journal of Urological Oncology ◽

10.22465/kjuo.2021.19.3.174 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 174-182

Author(s):

Yun-Sok Ha ◽

Kwang Taek Kim ◽

Wook Nam ◽

Hongzoo Park ◽

Sangjun Yoo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

High Risk ◽

Information Acquisition ◽

Risk Group ◽

Prostate Cancer Screening ◽

High Risk Group ◽

Cancer Information ◽

Urological Oncology ◽

Initial Symptoms

Purpose: The survey was conducted on Korean men to examine information acquisition channel for prostate cancer high risk group as part of the “Blue Ribbon Campaign” of the Korean Urological Oncology Society.Materials and Methods: An online survey of 500 men aged 50 years old or older was completed to query investigation of the status of prostate cancer awareness and information acquisition from February 4 to February 9, 2021.Results: Most men in their 50s and older are well aware that prostate cancer can also occur in young men in their 40s, so the rate of misunderstanding of the timing of prostate cancer screening after their 60s is very low. Two-thirds of all respondents (67.2%) were also confirmed that prostate cancer had no initial symptoms and was not included in the national cancer screening. Seventy-five percent of people look up information on their own in case of suspected prostate cancer, and 51.6% seek out knowledge on their own to prevent prostate cancer. Of the respondents, 27.4% of men contacted prostate cancer-related information within the past year, and the percentage of people contacted through ‘Internet/Phone,’ ‘People Around’ and ‘Television’ was high. The most trusted channel among prostate cancer information channels was ‘medical professionals,’ but the experience rate was not high, and the channel with high experience rate and reliability was shown as ‘television.’Conclusions: Much effort is still needed to understand the information acquisition behavior of Korean men and to improve awareness of early screening for prostate cancer.

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