Examining Older Adults' Attitudes and Perceptions of Cancer Screening and Overscreening: A Qualitative Study.

Siddhartha RoyJennifer L MossSol M Rodriguez-ColonChan ShenJoie D CooperRobert P Lennon Eugene J LengerichAlan AdelmanWilliam CurryMack T Ruffin

Published in: Journal of primary care & community health (2021)

Older adults prefer individualized information from their physician in order to justify screening cessation but are against incorporating life expectancy into the discussion. Future research should focus on developing interventions to test the effectiveness of culturally tailored screening cessation messages for older adults.

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