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Lessons learned from community-based cancer screening intervention research.

Rena J Pasick1, Robert A Hiatt, Electra D Paskett

  • 1Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0981, USA. rpasick@cc.ucsf.edu

Cancer
|August 19, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This review synthesizes 13 lessons from community-based cancer screening intervention research. Effective interventions require careful consideration of target population, behavioral objectives, and intervention setting for real-world success.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Cancer Prevention

Background:

  • Cancer screening behaviors are extensively researched, with numerous intervention trials in clinical and community settings.
  • Meta-analyses and literature reviews have synthesized existing knowledge on cancer screening interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To distill key lessons from community-based cancer screening intervention research.
  • To identify what is known about developing effective community-based interventions in real-world conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A review of accumulated literature on cancer screening intervention research.
  • Framing lessons around "focal points": target population, behavioral objective, and setting.
  • Categorizing lessons based on intervention components and strategies.

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Main Results:

  • Thirteen distinct lessons were derived from the review.
  • One cross-cutting lesson and others addressing focal-point components and intervention categories.
  • Intervention categories included access-enhancing strategies, mass media, small media, and education.

Conclusions:

  • Effective community-based cancer screening interventions require a systematic approach to focal points.
  • Recommendations are provided for future behavioral and intervention research.
  • Building on existing research can lead to more effective cancer screening strategies.