Project 1: Hispanic Neighborhoods and Cancer Risks and Outcomes
Specific Aims
- Further explores the influence of the community context on cancer incidence and mortality and addresses the reasons for the lower cancer incidence of older Mexican-Americans living in neighborhoods with a high percentage of Mexican-Americans.
- Examines how specific health behaviors (such as diet, smoking and exercise) among Hispanics vary by neighborhood characteristics.
- Explores reasons for the decreased survival after a cancer diagnosis associated with homogeneous neighborhoods, exploring variables such as stage at diagnosis and choice of treatment.
