“Sorry for laughing, but it’s scary”: humor and silence in discussions of Colorectal Cancer with Urban American Indians

Abstract Background Given high rates of cancer mortality in Native communities, we examined how urban American Indian and Alaska Native elders talk about colorectal cancer (CRC) and CRC screening. Methods We conducted seven focus groups with a total of 46 participants in two urban clinics in the Pac...

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Main Authors: Dedra S. Buchwald, Deborah R. Bassett, Emily R. Van Dyke, Raymond M. Harris, Jessica D. Hanson, Shin-Ping Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11245-y