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Paula M. Lantz, PhD; Douglas Reding, MD
Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Wis

JAMA. 1994;272(1):31-32.

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To the Editor.

—In their article "Misconceptions About Cancer Among Latinos and Anglos," Dr Pérez-Stable and associates¹ present evidence that misconceptions about cancer are more common among Latinos than Anglos enrolled in a large health maintenance organization (HMO), and that many of the prevalent attitudes among Latinos fit a cultural theme of fatalismo. Latino migrant farmworkers face many cultural and socioeconomic barriers to effective cancer control.^2,3 In addition, migrant farmworkers' exposure to agrichemicals places them at increased risk for a variety of acute and chronic conditions, including cancer.⁴ With funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,⁵ we conducted a survey of Latino migrant farmworkers to assess cancer-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices. As part of our research effort, we compared the level of myth and misconception in a poor and medically underserved Latino migrant population with the previously published results for Latino and Anglo . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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