A Study of Black and White Men with a Family History of Prostate Cancer

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to obtain information on the level of knowledge, beliefs, and screening practices of men with a family history of prostate cancer. Names of prostate cancer cases are obtained from the Los Angeles County Registry, and cases are contacted and asked to provide information on their first-degree relatives. Data gathering is being done via telephone surveys. The second year of the study has mainly focused on conducting the surveys with relatives identified by the cancer cases. To date, we have contacted at total of 3695 cases and have recruited 986 cases who have provided information on at least one male relative. We have completed surveys with 831 relatives. We received a no-cost extension through 2/28/02. During this final year, we will complete the validation of self-reported screening (Task 4) and final data analysis and report writing (Task 6).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA394402

Entities

People

  • Roshan Batani

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Cancer Screening
  • Clinical Trials
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Native Americans
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Surveys
  • Validation

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