Where Culture Meets Genetics: Exploring Latinas Causal Attributions of Breast and Colon Cancer and Models of Disease Inheritance
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Official title
Where Culture Meets Genetics: Exploring Latinas' Causal Attributions of Breast and Colon Cancer and Mental Models of Disease Inheritance
Brief summary
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Background: Culture can affect the way a person thinks about illness. This can affect how they seek help for illness. It can also affect how they choose a treatment and follow it. This can lead to health disparities among certain groups of people. Breast and colon cancers are the most common cancers for Latinos. Even though they get these cancers at lower rates than other population groups, Latinos are more likely to be diagnosed with these cancers at advanced stages. Researchers want to study what Latina women immigrants believe causes breast and colon cancer and other factors they think play a role in disease. This understanding could lead to better interactions between Latinos and their doctors. Objective: To learn more about what Latina immigrants believe causes breast and colon cancer and other factors they think play a role in disease. Eligibility: Women ages 18 and older who: Were born in Latin America Speak Spanish Have never had breast, ovarian, or colon cancer Design: Participants will be interviewed in person or over the phone. This will take up to an hour. The interview will be recorded. Participants will answer questions about: Their family s cancer history What they think causes breast and colon cancer What they think plays a role in disease ...
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02767986
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 22 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 9, 2016
- Primary completion
- Feb 1, 2017
- Completion
- Feb 1, 2017
- Last update posted
- Sep 2, 2024
2016 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) | Bethesda | Maryland | 20892 | — |
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