Participation in prostate cancer screening among low-income men

Abstract

Lower-income men are less likely to participate in prostate cancer screening and more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stages of prostate cancer which leads to poorer prognosis. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 1,887 men (21% with incomes less than $10,000 per year) from work sites, churches and housing projects to an educational programme and a subsequent free prostate cancer screening with their personal physician. In contrast to most studies which have significant decreased participation among low-income men, there were no significant differences in participation based on income for this cohort. Implications for recruitment of lower-income men into prostate cancer screening are cited.