Breast cancer screening among immigrant women: do we need specific approaches in risk communication?

  • The aim of this chapter is to illustrate the specific Situation of Migrant women with regard to breast cancer Screening programmes. Screening uptake and determining factors among Migrant populations will be described. Furthermore, differences in breast cancer risk and ist Impact on the efficiencz of breast cancer Screening among migrants will be assessed. It will be discussed critically whether lower uptake rates among migrants should necessarily lead to measures to increase uptake. A Special Focus will be on risk communication and informed choice.

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Author: Eva-Maria Berens, Jacob SpallekORCiDGND, Oliver RazumGND
ISBN:978-90-441-2928-1
Title of the source (English):Health Inequalities and Risk Factors among Migrants and Ethnic Minorities
Publisher:Garant Publishers
Place of publication:Antwerp; Apledoorn
Editor: David Ingleby, Allan Krasnik, Vincent Lorant, Oliver RazumGND
Document Type:Part of a book (chapter)
Language:English
Year of publication:2012
Tag:Breastcancer; Migrants; communication; risk
First Page:304
Last Page:318
Series ; volume number:COST Series on Health and Diversity ; 1
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 4 Humanwissenschaften (bis 2023 Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit und Musik) / FG Gesundheitswissenschaften
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