Gender differences in self-reported family history of cancer: A review and secondary data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of family history of cancer (FHC) mostly relies on self-report. Our goal was to find out whether there is a systematic gender difference in self-reported FHC.

Methods

We identified nine population-based studies which provided statistics of FHC in men and women (N₁  = 404 541). Furthermore, we analyzed data (N₂  = 167 154) from several iterations of the US-based Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). We calculated the proportion of positive FHC, odds ratios (OR M/F), 95% confidence intervals, and aggregated statistics. We additionally analyzed in-depth questions about FHC from HINTS 5 Cycle 2.

Results

In the reviewed studies the odds of men reporting a FHC were lower

SUBMITTER: Sieverding M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7571831 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature