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ArticleThe Howard journal of communications2023

"La Piedra Rosetta" Content Analysis of Health-Specific Stories on Genetic Testing From Spanish-Language News Outlets.

Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Avery Holton, Alexis Vega, Ginger Zamora, Kimberly A Kaphingst

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Article in The Howard journal of communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Limited Awareness of Alcohol-Related Cancer Risk Factors among Spanish-Preferring Adults in a National US Survey.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Daniel Chavez-YenterDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Avery HoltonDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Alexis VegaDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Ginger ZamoraDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Kimberly A KaphingstDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Funding

Utah Center of Excellence in ELSI Research: UCEERRM1HG009037 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ROTHWELL, ERIN, TABERY, JAMES · 2016 to 2024
$8.0M
UCEER: Utah Center for Excellence in ELSI Research P20P20HG007249 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BOTKIN, JEFFREY R. · 2013 to 2015
$777k
NHGRI NIH HHS P20 HG007249NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG009037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic testing (GT) for health purposes has grown exponentially in the past decade, with the ability to prescribe precision medicine regiments as well as preventative and preparatory actions. White and English-speaking populations have largely benefited from GT, leaving other groups, like Latinx populations, behind. Explanations for this disparity have cited a lack of awareness and knowledge of GT for health purposes but have generally only been studied in clinical settings. Mass and news media have virtually ignored this disparity. English-language news coverage of GT for health purposes has linked coverage to views of genetic determinism. Spanish-language news coverage of GT for health purposes has cited no published data, thus the current study is the first to characterize health-focused articles on GT from two U.S. Spanish-language news outlets, Telemundo and Univision. From March 2008 to August 2020, we identified only 49 published stories on health-focused stories on GT. Stories focused mostly on cancer and fertility types of GT and often did not attribute an author to the story. Spanish-language coverage is limited and may be contributing to the lack of knowledge of GT for health purposes. We offer potential future research opportunities in genomics from a mass media perspective.

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Disparitiesgenetic testinghealth communicationnews mediaSpanish

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PMID40765692
PMCPMC12323767

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