%0 Journal Article %T Cancer Screening, Reproductive History, Socioeconomic Status, and Anticipated Cancer-related Behavior among Hmong Adults %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %D 2006 %\ 01/01/2006 %V 7 %N 1 %P 79-85 %! Cancer Screening, Reproductive History, Socioeconomic Status, and Anticipated Cancer-related Behavior among Hmong Adults %K cancer screening %K Cancer treatment %K socioeconomics %K Hmong immigrants to the USA %R %X In the United States, breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer screening rates are low or non-existent in the ‍Hmong population compared to non-Hispanic Whites. No Hmong adults report ever participating in prostate (male ‍only) and colorectal cancer screening. US-born Hmong women, those living in the US ≥20 years, and those ≤39 years ‍old are more likely to be screened for breast and cervical cancer than other women. The Hmong, in general, are a ‍young population (median age = 34 years) with low socioeconomic status. As a function of these characteristics, 52% ‍of Hmong women reported having their first child at 15-19 years old and continued to bear children until 40-54 ‍years old. The combination of young age at first pregnancy and multiparity probably protects Hmong women from ‍breast cancer but elevates cervical cancer risk. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_24432_52f3e12c3420a87b80fff1cc7f44fbb8.pdf