Obesity and Cancer Screening according to Race and Gender
The relationship between obesity and cancer screening varies by screening test, race, and gender. Most studies on cervical cancer screening found a negative association between increasing weight and screening, and this negative association was most consistent in white women. Recent literature on mam...
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| description | The relationship between obesity and cancer screening varies by screening test, race, and gender. Most studies on cervical cancer screening found a negative association between increasing weight and screening, and this negative association was most consistent in white women. Recent literature on mammography reports no association with weight. However, some studies show a negative association in white, but not black, women. In contrast, obese/overweight men reported higher rates of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. Comparison of prostate cancer screening, mammography, and Pap smears implies a gender difference in the relationship between screening behavior and weight. In colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, the relationship between weight and screening in men is inconsistent, while there is a trend towards lower CRC screening in higher weight women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7b62844313864ddb99929559a58959952025-02-03T05:44:23ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162011-01-01201110.1155/2011/218250218250Obesity and Cancer Screening according to Race and GenderHeather Bittner Fagan0Richard Wender1Ronald E. Myers2Nicholas Petrelli3Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, 1400 North Washington Street, Room 328, Wilmington, DE 19801, USADepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USADivision of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAHelen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE 19713, USAThe relationship between obesity and cancer screening varies by screening test, race, and gender. Most studies on cervical cancer screening found a negative association between increasing weight and screening, and this negative association was most consistent in white women. Recent literature on mammography reports no association with weight. However, some studies show a negative association in white, but not black, women. In contrast, obese/overweight men reported higher rates of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. Comparison of prostate cancer screening, mammography, and Pap smears implies a gender difference in the relationship between screening behavior and weight. In colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, the relationship between weight and screening in men is inconsistent, while there is a trend towards lower CRC screening in higher weight women.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/218250 |
| spellingShingle | Heather Bittner Fagan Richard Wender Ronald E. Myers Nicholas Petrelli Obesity and Cancer Screening according to Race and Gender Journal of Obesity |
| title | Obesity and Cancer Screening according to Race and Gender |
| title_full | Obesity and Cancer Screening according to Race and Gender |
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