ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2015
Trends in cancer screening by citizenship and health insurance, 2000-2010.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Nativity Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanics in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- Hyperlocal disparities in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: An ecological study of social vulnerability in Miami-Dade county.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in US Immigrants: A Scoping Review.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
- A Community-Based Survey of Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviors in Chinese Immigrants Residing in a Major Metropolitan Area.Journal of community medicine & public health · 2023Article
- Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening among Individuals at High Risk.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2023Article
- Willingness of a Multiethnic Immigrant Population to Donate Biospecimens for Research Purposes.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Average and High-Risk Saudis Population.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Health Literacy and Access to Care in Cancer Screening Among Korean Americans.Health literacy research and practice · 2021Article
- Translation, Trans-Cultural Adaptation to Arabic, and Psychometric Testing of a Questionnaire Measuring Colorectal Cancer Knowledge, Perceptions, and Screening Practices among Average-Risk Population.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- The Impact of Restrictive Policies on Mexican Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Access to Health Care.Health equity · 2021Article
- A national study of gender and racial differences in colorectal cancer screening among foreign-born older adults living in the US.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Addressing Disparities in Cancer Screening among U.S. Immigrants: Progress and Opportunities.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2020Review
- Characteristics of Immigrants Obtaining Abortions and Comparison with U.S.-Born Individuals.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
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Abstract
While early detection through screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer is essential in improving cancer survival, it is not evenly utilized across class, race, ethnicity, or nativity. Given that utilization of early detection through screenings is not evenly distributed, immigrants who have much lower rates of health insurance coverage are at a disadvantage. We use National Health Interview Survey data linked with the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey to examine the trend in screening rates for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer from 2000 to 2010, comparing U.S.-born natives, foreign-born citizens, and foreign-born non-citizens. We find that citizenship is clearly advantageous for the foreign-born, and that screening rates are higher among citizens compared to non-citizens overall, but uninsured non-citizens sometimes have higher screening rates that uninsured natives. Health insurance is pivotal for higher screening rates with clear differences among the insured and uninsured. Policies aimed at reducing disparities in cancer screening need to take into account nativity, citizenship, and access to health insurance.
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