Abstract B80: Perceived control over health and history of mammography screening in Hispanic/Latino women living in the Northeast United States

Conclusions: Low to moderate versus high levels of perceived control over health contribute to lower levels of mammography screening according to guidelines. Identifying ways to address perceived control over health will be critical to increasing mammography screening adherence in this under-resourced population.Citation Format: Beth A. Jones, Lianne Epstein, Inginia Genao, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Hosanna Soler Vila, Elizabeth Claus, Susan Nappi. Perceived control over health and history of mammography screening in Hispanic/Latino women living in the Northeast United States. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Seventh AACR Conference on The Science of Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; Nov 9-12, 2014; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2015;24(10 Suppl):Abstract nr B80.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - September 30, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jones, B. A., Epstein, L., Genao, I., Nunez-Smith, M., Vila, H. S., Claus, E., Nappi, S. Tags: Screening and Early Detection: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research