Messages of hope work better in motivating black patients to seek early screening

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 13:14 in Health & Medicine

News articles that stress African-American health disparities, like higher cancer mortality rates than other groups, may discourage black patients from being screened for cancer, according to a Saint Louis University study. Instead, they are more likely to be tested for cancer after hearing positive messages that emphasise progress made among African-American cancer patients...

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