The Association between Fatalistic Beliefs and Late Stage at Diagnosis of Lung and Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatalistic beliefs may be implicated in longer help-seeking intervals, and consequently, greater risk of advanced stage at cancer diagnosis.

Methods

We examined associations between fatalism and stage at diagnosis in a population-based cohort of 4,319 U.S. patients with newly diagnosed lung or colorectal cancer participating in the Cancer Care Outcomes and Research Surveillance (CanCORS) study. Fatalistic beliefs were assessed with an established measure. A fatalism score (range, 4-16) was created by summing Likert scale responses to four items. Cancer stage at diagnosis was abstracted from medical records by trained staff. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between fatalism score and advanced stage at diagnosis (IV vs. I-III), adjusting for so

SUBMITTER: Lyratzopoulos G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4384982 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature