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15744781

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Anecdotal evidence suggests that African American women's attributions about breast cancer may differ from European American women, but empirical studies are lacking. The present study examined attributions about breast cancer made by a sample of healthy African American and European American women. The sample included 197 women (75 African American, 122 European American), with a mean age of 39.2. Overall, women were most likely to attribute the development of breast cancer to genetics, "no one", environmental poisons, diet, personal behavior and stress. European American women were more likely to attribute breast cancer to broadly external causes such as the environment, heredity and chance, while African American women were more likely to list immediate, interpersonal-level causes such as a blow to the breast, and personal behavior. Results highlight the need for attention to cultural processes in cancer prevention and control.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1057-9249
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
421-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Brief report: etiological attributions for breast cancer among healthy African American and European American women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA. nak2106@columbia.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural