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ArticleAmerican journal of men's health

Dede K Teteh, Marissa Chan, Bing Turner, Brian Hedgeman, Marissa Ericson, Phyllis Clark, Eudora Mitchell, Emily Barrett, Adana Llanos, Rick Kittles and 1 more

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Article in American journal of men's health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Dede K TetehDepartment of Population Sciences, Division of Health Equities, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9552-148X
Marissa ChanDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Bing TurnerBehavioral Health Institute, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Brian HedgemanBehavioral Health Institute, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Marissa EricsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Phyllis ClarkHealthy Heritage Movement, Riverside, CA, USA.
Eudora MitchellQuinn Community Outreach Corporation, Moreno Valley, CA, USA.
Emily BarrettDepartment of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Adana LlanosDepartment of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Rick KittlesDepartment of Population Sciences, Division of Health Equities, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Susanne MontgomeryBehavioral Health Institute, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Racial disparities in breast cancer are well-documented, and Black women assume a disproportionate burden of breast cancer mortality. Black women also commonly use hair products containing endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) more often at an increased rate, as compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Emerging findings have reported the use of hair and other personal care products containing EDCs may contribute to breast cancer risk. While some sociocultural perspectives about hair and identity have been explored, the role of beauty expectations upheld by males has not been studied. Through a community-based participatory methodology, we explored perceptions and beliefs held by Black men regarding Black women's hair, chemical exposures in hair products, and breast cancer risk. Focus groups and key informant interviews-among men with and without partners with a history of breast cancer-were used to examine the male perspective regarding the attractiveness of Black hairstyles, opinions of beauty norms, and knowledge of breast cancer risk factors. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed guided by grounded theory methods. From the 66 participants interviewed, there was general support for natural hairstyles, which were associated with confidence and self-esteem in women. Men agreed that beauty standards and societal pressures play notable roles in the women's personal behaviors though they mostly lacked knowledge of women's breast cancer risk related to EDCs found in personal care products. Participants suggested a multipronged strategy centered on community education involving social and traditional media campaigns, and the engagement of policy makers in intervention efforts.

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Breast NeoplasmsBeautyBlack or African AmericanFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMenblack menblack womenbreast cancer riskculture identityhair

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PMID33143543
PMCPMC7675885

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