Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
prostate cancer
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Screening may help doctors find prostate cancer sooner, when it may be easier to treat. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at whether patients who are being screened for prostate cancer have been previously screened.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the degree to which patients who are being screened for prostate cancer have been previously screened. OUTLINE: Participants complete questions on a survey about prior prostate-specific antigen blood tests done for the purpose of screening for prostate cancer and are asked about their pastor, church, and how they heard about the SELECT study to determine the degree to which African-American men in a church-going population have been previously screened.
Interventions
OTHERsurvey administration
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
35 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets all of the following criteria: * African-American male * Age 35 years or older * Attends church on a regular basis * Resides in the San Francisco area PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Degree to which patients who are being screened for prostate cancer have been previously screened | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed