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A survey study, led by Katherine Rangoussis, BS, MS, evaluated the colon cancer perspectives of Black individuals who participated in a health fair. Black individuals experience higher incidence and mortality rates from colon cancer than other racial groups. Therefore, efforts to increase colon cancer screening and education are needed to improve outcomes in specific populations.
Because understanding an individual’s perception about colon cancer is important when discussing prevention and intervention, survey participants were asked to anonymously offer a 10-word-or-less description of colon cancer; responses were analyzed by keyword frequency and were thematically categorized. Respective attitude groups were stratified based on gender. Quantitative analysis was performed using Fisher Exact test with significance set at P&lt;.05.
Of the 57 Black fair participants, 51 (89.5%) completed the colon cancer perceptions survey, 37 of whom were women (age range, 19-85 years) and 14 of whom were men (age range, 27-85). Primary response categories included fear and death, prevention and screening, intestinal anatomy and physiology, lack of awareness, community disparities, and other.
The most common response category was fear and death (39.2% of respondents), with men more commonly citing fear and death as their perception than women (P=.0205). There was no significant difference between gender in responses related to prevention and screening (P=.5369), intestinal anatomy and physiology (P=.5647), and lack of awareness (P=1.000).
In addition, 9.8% of respondents commented about the effect of colon cancer on the Black community, with no significant different in frequency of comments made by either men or women (P=1.000).
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that further studying is needed to understand colon cancer concerns in the Black population to tailor educational programs that can assist with improving outcomes. They noted that Black men more frequently expressed concerns about fear and death than Black women.
Reference
Rangoussis K, Maavni V, Berezowski I, et al. Black Men’s Perspective: Fear and Mortality Concerns in Colon Cancer. Abstract #P0449. Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting &amp; Postgraduate Course; October 25-30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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