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Chinese American and Non-Hispanic White Breast Cancer Patients’ Knowledge and Use of BRCA Testing

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  • Haocen Wang

    (School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
    Department of Health Behavior, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA)

  • Lei-Shih Chen

    (Department of Health Behavior, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA)

  • Hsin-Yi Hsiao

    (Department of Social Work, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97074, Taiwan)

  • Suh Chen Hsiao

    (Department of Adult Mental Health and Wellness, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA)

  • Tian Han

    (Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA)

  • Emily Chang

    (Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA)

  • Bertille Assoumou

    (Department of Health Behavior, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    Department of Surgery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA)

  • Judy Huei-Yu Wang

    (Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA)

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Chinese American women. Knowing the BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) gene mutation status can improve breast cancer patients’ health outcomes by guiding targeted treatment towards preventing breast cancer recurrence and other BRCA-related cancers. Nevertheless, it is unclear if there is a disparity in knowledge and use of BRCA testing among Chinese American breast cancer patients. This cross-sectional study investigated the possible presence of differences in the knowledge and the use of BRCA testing between Chinese American and Non-Hispanic White (NHW) breast cancer patients. We surveyed 45 Chinese American and 48 NHW adult breast cancer patients who had been diagnosed with breast cancer within the previous two years through telephone interviews. The results showed that race was not statistically related to the use of BRCA testing. BRCA testing utilization was associated with family history ( p < 0.05) and age ( p < 0.05). However, Chinese American participants’ understanding of BRCA testing was significantly lower than that of NHW participants ( p = 0.030). Our findings suggest that a disparity exists in BRCA testing knowledge between Chinese American and NHW breast cancer patients. Genetic education and counseling are needed to improve BRCA testing knowledge and uptake among Chinese American breast cancer patients.

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  • Haocen Wang & Lei-Shih Chen & Hsin-Yi Hsiao & Suh Chen Hsiao & Tian Han & Emily Chang & Bertille Assoumou & Judy Huei-Yu Wang, 2023. "Chinese American and Non-Hispanic White Breast Cancer Patients’ Knowledge and Use of BRCA Testing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3384-:d:1068844
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