Impact of immigration status on health behaviors and perceptions in cancer survivors.
Sophia Y LiuLin LuDan PringleMary MahlerChongya NiuRebecca CharowKyoko TiessenChristine LamOleksandr HalytskyyHiten NaikHenrique HonMargaret IrwinVivien PatChristina GonosCatherine W T ChanJodie VilleneuveRavi M ShaniMaha ChaudhryM Catherine BrownPeter SelbyDoris HowellWei XuShabbir Muhammad Husayn AlibhaiJennifer M JonesGeoffrey LiuLawson EngPublished in: Cancer medicine (2019)
Immigrants had different patterns of health behaviors than nonimmigrants. Immigrants were less likely to perceive continued smoking as harmful and were less likely to be aware of PA benefits. Culturally tailored counselling may be required for immigrants who smoke or are physically sedentary at diagnosis.