Reuters: Cancer testing lags in Latinos with family history of disease

Heather Orom, assistant professor of community health and health behavior, was quoted in an article distributed by Reuters Health about a new study that showed that Latinos were less likely than whites to get screened for colon cancer, and much less likely to be screened when both groups had a family history of the disease. "It seems very plausible that this is not happening for Latinos because of access barriers and language barriers," she said. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Los Angeles Times and Health News.