Association between cancer screening behavior and family history among Japanese women

作者：Matsubara Hiroko; Hayashi Kunihiko^*; Sobue Tomotaka; Mizunuma Hideki; Suzuki Shosuke

来源：Preventive Medicine, 2013, 56(5): 293-298.

DOI：10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.01.017

• Family history of cancer
• Cervical cancer screening
• Breast cancer screening
• Health promotive lifestyle
• Japanese women

Objective. To examine lifestyle habits and cancer screening behavior in relation to a family history of cancer among Japanese women. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on baseline data from the Japan Nurses%26apos; Health Study collected from June 2001 to March 2007. Participants were 47,347 female nurses aged 30-59 years residing in 47 prefectures in Japan. We compared lifestyle habits and the utilization of cancer screenings (cervical and breast) between women with and without a family history of the relevant cancer. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. Although there were no differences in lifestyle habits with the exception of smoking status, women with a family history of uterine cancer were more likely to have undergone cervical cancer screenings (p%26lt;0.01). Women with a family history of breast cancer were also more likely to have undergone breast cancer screenings regardless of their age (p%26lt;0.01), but lifestyle behaviors did not differ. Among women with a family history of uterine cancer, those with a sister history were more likely to have undergone not only cervical (OR, 1.89; 95% Cls, 1.39-2.58), but also breast cancer screenings (OR, 1.54; 95% Cls 1.13-2.09). %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. Having a family history of cancer was associated with cancer screening behavior, but not health promotive behaviors.

• 出版日期2013-5