An Integrative Review on Breast Cancer Screening Practice and Correlates Among Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Asian Indian American Women

Abstract

Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed among Chinese, Filipino, and Korean women. Despite the efficacy of breast cancer screening, Asian American women have one of the lowest rates of mammography and clinical breast exam (CBE) of all U.S. ethnic groups. I provided a systematic overview to document factors related to three modalities of breast cancer screening (breast self-exam [BSE], CBE, and mammography) among four subgroups of Asian American women (i.e., Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Asian Indian). Results showed that the existing studies provided evidence of demographic correlates to screening practice; however, fewer studies focused on cognitive and social–cultural correlates, and limited results were available with Filipino and Asian Indian groups.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This review was conducted during Tsu-Yin Wu's post-doctoral study at School of Nursing, University of Michigan, supported by T32-Women's Health Disparities: Interdisciplinary Training grant, funded by National Institute of Nursing Research. The authors also thank the fellows of Building Interdisciplinary Center for Women's Health (BIRCWH) at the University of Michigan for their feedback.