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ArticleCancer medicine2019

Impact of immigration status on health behaviors and perceptions in cancer survivors.

Sophia Y Liu, Lin Lu, Dan Pringle, Mary Mahler, Chongya Niu, Rebecca Charow, Kyoko Tiessen, Christine Lam, Oleksandr Halytskyy, Hiten Naik and 16 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia Y LiuDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3361-3295
Lin LuDepartment of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Dan PringleOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mary MahlerOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chongya NiuOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rebecca CharowOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Kyoko TiessenOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Christine LamOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Oleksandr HalytskyyOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hiten NaikOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Henrique HonOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Margaret IrwinOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Vivien PatOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Christina GonosOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Catherine W T ChanOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jodie VilleneuveOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ravi M ShaniOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Maha ChaudhryDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
M Catherine BrownOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Peter SelbyDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Doris HowellOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Wei XuDepartment of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Shabbir M H AlibhaiDepartment of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7815-6046
Jennifer M JonesOntario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Geoffrey LiuDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lawson EngDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4816-8385
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research · CAUniversity Health Network · CACentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth behaviors including smoking cessation, physical activity (PA), and alcohol moderation are key aspects of cancer survivorship. Immigrants may have unique survivorship needs. We evaluated whether immigrant cancer survivors had health behaviors and perceptions that were distinct from native-born cancer survivors.

methodsAdult cancer patients from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre were surveyed on their smoking, PA, and alcohol habits and perceptions of the effects of these behaviors on quality of life (QoL), 5-year survival, and fatigue. Multivariable models evaluated the association of immigration status and region-of-origin on behaviors and perceptions.

resultsOf the 784 patients, 39% self-identified as immigrants. Median time of survey was 24 months after histological diagnosis. At baseline, immigrants had trends toward not meeting Canadian PA guidelines or being ever-drinkers; patients from non-Western countries were less likely to smoke (aOR

conclusionsImmigrants had different patterns of health behaviors than nonimmigrants. Immigrants were less likely to perceive continued smoking as harmful and were less likely to be aware of PA benefits. Culturally tailored counselling may be required for immigrants who smoke or are physically sedentary at diagnosis.

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Cancer SurvivorsEmigrants and ImmigrantsHealth BehaviorPerceptionAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlcohol DrinkingExerciseFemaleGeography, MedicalGlobal HealthHumansMaleMiddle Agedalcoholcancer survivorshiphealth behaviorsimmigrationpatient perceptionsphysical activitysmoking

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PMID30897287
PMCPMC6537043
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