Cancer Screening,Reproductive History,Socioeconomic Status,and Anticipated Cancer-related Behavior among Hmong Adults

In the United States, breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer screening rates are low or non-existent in the ?Hmong population compared to non-Hispanic Whites. No Hmong adults report ever participating in prostate (male ?only) and colorectal cancer screening. US-born Hmong women, those living in the US ≥20 years, and those ≤39 years ?old are more likely to be screened for breast and cervical cancer than other women. The Hmong, in general, are a ?young population (median age = 34 years) with low socioeconomic status. As a function of these characteristics, 52% ?of Hmong women reported having their first child at 15-19 years old and continued to bear children until 40-54 ?years old. The combination of young age at first pregnancy and multiparity probably protects Hmong women from ?breast cancer but elevates cervical cancer risk.