Mammography screening beliefs and barriers through the lens of Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Mammography is an effective screening tool that leads to decreased breast cancer mortality, yet minority women continue to experience barriers. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been proven to have negatively affected minority communities, yet its effect on mammography screening habits in Black women is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate breast cancer mammography screening habits and barriers for Black women in two northeast communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fatalistic cancer beliefs and self-reported cancer screening behaviors among diverse urban residents.

Cancer fatalism-the belief that death is inevitable when cancer is present-has been identified as a barrier to cancer screening, detection, and treatment. Our study examined the relationship between self-reported cancer fatalism and adherence to cancer screening guidelines of the breasts, cervix, colon, and prostate among a diverse sample of urban-dwelling adults in Brooklyn, New York. Between May 2019 and August 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of adults 40 + years of age (n = 2,341) residing in Brooklyn neighborhoods with high cancer mortality.

Sister, Give Me Your Hand: a Qualitative Focus Group Study on Beliefs and Barriers to Mammography Screening in Black Women During the COVID-19 Era.

Aims/purpose: To evaluate current day challenges and beliefs about breast cancer screening for Black women in two diverse northeast communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the USA. Although Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, they suffer a higher mortality.

Cancer and cardiovascular-related perceived risk in a diverse cancer center catchment area.

Purpose: Despite cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) sharing several modifiable risk factors, few unified prevention efforts exist. We sought to determine the association between risk perception for cancer and CVD and engagement in healthy behaviors.

Methods: Between May 2019 and August 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of adults ≥ 40 years residing in Brooklyn neighborhoods with high cancer mortality.

Developing Faith-Based Health Promotion Programs that Target Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Risk Factors.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a faith-based health promotion program on the ideal health behaviors shared between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. The primary purpose was to measure the individual-level change in three categories of shared risk behaviors between CVD and cancer (body weight, physical activity, and nutrition) among program participants. Additionally, we evaluated the association of churches' perceived environmental support on these ideal health behaviors.

An Acceptance Based Lifestyle Intervention in Black Breast Cancer Survivors with Obesity.

To assess the feasibility and early efficacy of a combined lifestyle and acceptance-based therapy (ABT) intervention on weight loss at 16 weeks among Black breast cancer (BC) survivors with obesity. Thirty black breast cancer survivors with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m at least 6 months post-treatment were enrolled. Outcomes included feasibility process measures, physical well-being assessed using the subscale of QOL-Breast Cancer (QOL-BC), physical activity assessed by Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), and weight.

Eliciting the Social Determinants of Cancer Prevention and Control in the Catchment of an Urban Cancer Center.

Objective: The objectives of this study were two-fold: 1) to engage community stakeholders in identifying the top three social determinant of health (SDOH) barriers to the early detection and treatment of cancer in their respective communities; and 2) to develop a tailored plan responsive to the potential social risks identified within the catchment of an urban academic cancer center.

Methods: Stakeholders from four neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York with disproportionate cancer burden were recruited; the nominal group technique, a semi-quantitative research method, was used to elicit the SDOH barriers. Responses were consolidated into categories and ranked by points received.