Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Cancer Screening in Stroke Survivors: A Nationwide Analysis.

TitleAdherence to Guideline-Recommended Cancer Screening in Stroke Survivors: A Nationwide Analysis.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsSimonetto M, Rutrick S, LeMoss NM, Lansdale KN, Tagawa ST, Kamel H, Parikh N, Navi BB
JournalJ Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Volume31
Issue3
Pagination106297
Date Published2022 Jan 12
ISSN1532-8511
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Cancer can present as stroke. Several cancer types have established screening guidelines. We investigated adherence to guideline-recommended cancer screening in stroke survivors versus the general population.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis using 2012-2018 data from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. BRFSS is a nationally-representative telephone survey of non-institutionalized Americans that collects data about health conditions and behaviors, including cancer screening. We defined guideline-recommended colorectal, lung, and breast cancer screening based on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. We used survey-specific methods to estimate up-to-date screening rates for those with and without prior stroke. We used logistic regression to estimate the odds of up-to-date screening in stroke survivors compared to those without history of stroke after adjustment for potential confounders.

RESULTS: Among 1,018,440 respondents eligible for colorectal cancer screening, 66% were up-to-date. Among 6,880 respondents eligible for lung cancer screening, 16% were up-to-date. Among 548,434 women eligible for breast cancer screening, 78% were up-to-date. After adjustment for demographics and confounders, stroke survivors were more likely to have up-to-date colorectal cancer screening (OR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.05-1.16), equally likely to undergo lung cancer screening (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.62-1.59), and less likely to undergo breast cancer screening (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.80-0.94).

CONCLUSIONS: In a nationwide analysis, stroke survivors had similar suboptimal adherence to guideline-recommended cancer screening as the general population.

DOI10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106297
Alternate JournalJ Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
PubMed ID35032754

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