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STUDY: Hispanics Leery of Health Care Providers, Avoiding Cancer Screenings
January 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center found that Hispanics are nearly twice as likely to report that fear of being used as a "guinea pig" and lack of trust in medical professionals continue reading »
STUDY: Cancer Top Killer of Hispanics Not Heart Disease
September 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
A new report from American Cancer Society researchers finds that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S. continue reading »
Mammogram Visit a Good Time to Arrange Colonoscopy
October 25, 2010 | by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Hispanic Health News
More poor, minority women might get colon cancer screening if procedure is set up then, experts say. Colorectal cancer screening among poor minority women could be increased by offering to arrange for the procedure during a mammography visit, a new study suggests. continue reading »
Fatalistic Attitudes May Keep Hispanic Women From Cancer Tests
October 21, 2010 | by HealthDay News | Hispanic Health News
Notion that health 'is in God's hands' could help explain low screening rates, study suggests. Fatalism, a belief that life's events are predetermined, may be one reason why Hispanic women have some of the lowest cancer screening rates in the continue reading »
