BACKGROUND: There are minimal data on the influence of urinary symptoms and participation in prostate cancer screening in African American men. METHODS: This correlational study examined the influence of urinary symptoms on 1) participation in a free prostate cancer screening program and 2) abnormal screening results. The 1,402 African American men in the South Carolina Prostate Cancer Project (SCPCP), mean age of 50 years, completed a survey that included self-reported urinary symptoms, participated in a prostate cancer educational program, and received a free prostate cancer screening consisting of a digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) from their personal physician. RESULTS: One in 5 men reported the presence of urinary symptoms. Over 60% of the 1,402 men participated in the free CaP screening. Among the 852 men who participated in the free prostate cancer screening, 73 (8.6%) had abnormal screening results as classified by abnormal DRE and/or PSA >4.0 ng/ml. Urinary symptoms were significant predictors, both of participation in screening (OR = 1.30, CI = 1.00, 1.70) and of obtaining an abnormal screening result (OR = 1.78, CI = 1.17, 2.72). CONCLUSIONS: Prostate cancer health education needs to include the fact that prostate cancer, in its early stages, has no urinary symptoms.
BACKGROUND: There are minimal data on the influence of urinary symptoms and participation in prostate cancer screening in African American men. METHODS: This correlational study examined the influence of urinary symptoms on 1) participation in a free prostate cancer screening program and 2) abnormal screening results. The 1,402 African American men in the South Carolina Prostate Cancer Project (SCPCP), mean age of 50 years, completed a survey that included self-reported urinary symptoms, participated in a prostate cancer educational program, and received a free prostate cancer screening consisting of a digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) from their personal physician. RESULTS: One in 5 men reported the presence of urinary symptoms. Over 60% of the 1,402 men participated in the free CaP screening. Among the 852 men who participated in the free prostate cancer screening, 73 (8.6%) had abnormal screening results as classified by abnormal DRE and/or PSA >4.0 ng/ml. Urinary symptoms were significant predictors, both of participation in screening (OR = 1.30, CI = 1.00, 1.70) and of obtaining an abnormal screening result (OR = 1.78, CI = 1.17, 2.72). CONCLUSIONS:Prostate cancer health education needs to include the fact that prostate cancer, in its early stages, has no urinary symptoms.
Authors: Marvella E Ford; Sally W Vernon; Suzanne L Havstad; Shirley A Thomas; Shawna D Davis Journal: J Natl Med Assoc Date: 2006-04 Impact factor: 1.798
Authors: Daniel L Howard; Bennett G Edwards; Kimberly Whitehead; M Ahinee Amamoo; Paul A Godley Journal: J Natl Med Assoc Date: 2007-04 Impact factor: 1.798