Breast Cancer Delay in Black, Hispanic, and White Women (CPHHD project 3)
Goal
To evaluate the cultural, social, individual and economic contributions to the delay in breast cancer diagnosis.
Abstract
This project aims to:
- Identify variation in delay patterns across ethnic populations
- Identify individual, social, and economic contributions to delay
- Develop an instrument to assess cultural beliefs and cultural orientation on delay
- Examine the influence of cultural beliefs and cultural orientation on delay
- Examine the perceived consequences of delay on the timing of health care
- Develop and pilot-test interventions with community partners and Project 1
Research Partner(s)
American Cancer Society
Chicago Family Health Center
Healthcare Consortium of Illinois
Healthy South Chicago
Sisters Working It Out
Stroger Cook County Hospital
Affiliated Center/Program
Principal investigator
Co-investigator(s)
Funding Agency
Start date
1 Aug 2003
End date
31 Aug 2008
About this grant
This is a project within a center grant, the
Center for Population Health and Health Disparities.