A family-based multimedia intervention to enhance the uptake of colorectal cancer screening among older South Asian adults in Hong Kong: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

A family-based multimedia intervention to enhance the uptake of colorectal cancer screening among older South Asian adults in Hong Kong: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, such as fecal occult blood test (FOBT), is an effective way to prevent CRC, one of the most common cancers worldwide. However, studies found that South Asian ethnic minorities tend not to utilize CRC screening, whose importance on CRC prevention...

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Main Authors: Winnie K. W. So, Bernard M. H. Law, Kai Chow Choi, Dorothy N. S. Chan, Carmen W. H. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Cancer screening
South Asians
Multimedia intervention
Family-based
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6995-7

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