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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021

How Do African-American Community Members' Perceptions About Environmental Risks of Breast Cancer Compare with the Current State of the Science?

Brooks Yelton, Jamie R Lead, Swann Arp Adams, Heather M Brandt, Shibani Kulkarni, Kaleea R Lewis, Delores Fedrick, John R Ureda, Daniela B Friedman

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Brooks YeltonDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Jamie R LeadDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 921 Assembly St, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Swann Arp AdamsDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Heather M BrandtDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Shibani KulkarniDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Kaleea R LewisDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Delores FedrickChester County Literacy Council, 109 Ella Street, Chester, SC, 29706, USA.
John R Ureda, Insights Consulting, Inc., 2728 Wilmot Ave, Columbia, SC, 29205, USA.
Daniela B FriedmanDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. dbfriedman@sc.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9359-093X
University of South Carolina · USChester County Historical Society · USClinical Insights · US

Funding

USC PRC Center and Core Research Project: National Implementation Study of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) ProgramU48DP006401 · DP · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI WILCOX, SARA · 2018 to 2023
$8.0M
Faith, Activity, and Nutrition: Dissemination in Underserved CommunitiesU48DP005000 · DP · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI WILCOX, SARA · 2014 to 2019
$5.9M
Strategies for Communicating the Environmental Risks of CancerR03ES027406 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI FRIEDMAN, DANIELA B. · 2017 to 2018
$145k
ACL HHS U48DP005000NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP005000NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48/DP005000-01S2NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006401NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES027406NIEHS NIH HHS RO3ES027406
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

African-American (AA) women experience higher mortality from breast cancer than any other racial group. Understanding community-held perceptions of environmental contaminants as risk factors for breast cancer can inform the development of tailored prevention and education efforts for improve health outcomes. Six focus groups were conducted with AA participants in two counties in South Carolina, and themes were identified using open and axial coding. Perceived environmental risks for breast cancer most frequently discussed by participants were compared to findings from published systematic reviews. Frequently discussed environmental risk factors by participants were deodorants containing aluminum, plastics, pesticides, and air and water pollution. While perceptions of aluminum and air pollution as risk factors did not align with the state of the science, perceived risk factors of chemicals in plastics and pesticides were found to be in alignment. There is some congruence between perceived environmental risks for breast cancer within the AA community and the current state of the science; however, there is a need to communicate information that reflects current science regarding commonly held misconceptions. Development of evidence-based, clear, and culturally appropriate messaging that reflects the current state of the science is warranted.

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Black or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFocus GroupsHumansSouth CarolinaBreast cancerCommunity healthEnvironmentFocus groupsLiterature reviewRisk perceptions

Identifiers

PMID32314309
PMCPMC7572772
OpenAlexW3017384583

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