TY - JOUR
T1 - Interest in genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing among African American men
AU - Weinrich, Sally
AU - Royal, Charmaine
AU - Pettaway, Curtis A.
AU - Dunston, Georgia
AU - Faison-Smith, Louise
AU - Priest, Julie Hudson
AU - Roberson-Smith, Pamela
AU - Frost, Jacqueline
AU - Jenkins, Jean
AU - Albiez Brooks, Karen
AU - Powell, Isaac
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Six regions for prostate cancer genes have been identified, and it is anticipated that prostate cancer susceptibility testing will be available in the future. This correlational study identified predictors for interest in prostate cancer susceptibility testing among African American men. Participants were 320 African American men from the African American Hereditary Prostate Cancer Study and the South Carolina Prostate Cancer Education and Screening Study participated. Two questions measured interest in genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing and family history of prostate cancer. Chi-square analyses by family history as well as demographics (age, education, marital status) were performed. Most of the men (277 [87%]) indicated an interest in genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing. Interest in undergoing testing did not vary by family history, age, or education. Marital status was the only significant demographic predictor. Men who were married were significantly more likely to respond with a "yes" to interest in prostate cancer susceptibility testing than were men who were not married. The high "yes" response rate and the men's confusion between the genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing and prostate cancer screening highlight the need for public education once prostate cancer genes are identified and available for public testing.
AB - Six regions for prostate cancer genes have been identified, and it is anticipated that prostate cancer susceptibility testing will be available in the future. This correlational study identified predictors for interest in prostate cancer susceptibility testing among African American men. Participants were 320 African American men from the African American Hereditary Prostate Cancer Study and the South Carolina Prostate Cancer Education and Screening Study participated. Two questions measured interest in genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing and family history of prostate cancer. Chi-square analyses by family history as well as demographics (age, education, marital status) were performed. Most of the men (277 [87%]) indicated an interest in genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing. Interest in undergoing testing did not vary by family history, age, or education. Marital status was the only significant demographic predictor. Men who were married were significantly more likely to respond with a "yes" to interest in prostate cancer susceptibility testing than were men who were not married. The high "yes" response rate and the men's confusion between the genetic prostate cancer susceptibility testing and prostate cancer screening highlight the need for public education once prostate cancer genes are identified and available for public testing.
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U2 - 10.1097/00002820-200202000-00007
DO - 10.1097/00002820-200202000-00007
M3 - Article
C2 - 11838717
AN - SCOPUS:0036157290
SN - 0162-220X
VL - 25
SP - 28
EP - 34
JO - Cancer Nursing
JF - Cancer Nursing
IS - 1
ER -