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Access to Cancer Education and Screening. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Feb 2009, Pages: 196
For many Chinese immigrants in the United States,
access to cancer education and screening is a long
and difficult journey. This book contains powerful
and vivid narratives and stories of 39 Chinese men
and women who were open in sharing their
perspectives, experiences, as well as pain and
frustrations in accessing health care. Findings
revealed that the concept of “prevention” in the
Chinese culture was based on holistic views of
health and yin-yang balance principles. These
beliefs governed the health behaviors, lifestyle,
and daily diet of Chinese immigrants. Many
misunderstood what actually caused cancer.
Ignorance and confusion on risk factors and
causes of cancer resulted in them not engaging in
appropriate cancer screening activities. Access
barriers to health care such as red tape and
bureaucracy, lack of availability in doctor’s
schedule, and provider insensitivity to their
concerns were typical stumbling blocks they came
across. This book should be especially helpful to
health care professionals who may design and
implement culturally relevant cancer education and
screening programs for minority and immigrant
populations.
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