Health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with a family history of cancer.

Townsend JS, Steele CB, Richardson LC, Stewart SL.

Source

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to compare health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with and without a family history of cancer.Methods:We analyzed data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to ascertain cancer screening test use and to estimate the prevalence of health behaviors that may reduce the risk of cancer. We used logistic regression to control for demographic factors and health-care access.Results:Women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer were more likely to be up to date with mammography as compared with women with no family history of cancer (odds ratio = 1.69, 95% confidence interval (1.39, 2.04)); their health behaviors were similar to other women. Men and women with a family history of colorectal cancer were more likely to be up to date with colorectal cancer screening as compared with individuals with no family history of cancer (odds ratio = 2.77, 95% confidence interval (2.20, 3.49)) but were less likely to have a body mass index <25 0.94="0.94" 2012.genetics="2012.genetics" 27="27" 95="95" a="a" activity="activity" advance="advance" alcohol="alcohol" and="and" are="are" breast="breast" cancer="cancer" colorectal="colorectal" confidence="confidence" doi:10.1038="doi:10.1038" encourage="encourage" familial="familial" for="for" gim.2012.118.="gim.2012.118." healthy="healthy" in="in" increase="increase" interval="interval" kg="kg" levels="levels" m="m" maintain="maintain" med="med" medicine="medicine" methods="methods" moderate-to-strong="moderate-to-strong" needed="needed" odds="odds" onclusion:innovative="onclusion:innovative" online="online" p="p" physical="physical" publication="publication" quit="quit" ratio="0.80," reduce="reduce" risk="risk" september="september" smoking="smoking" strive="strive" their="their" those="those" to="to" use.genet="use.genet" weight="weight" with="with">