Data on Medicare eligibility and cancer screening utilization
Christian P. Meyer,
Christopher B. Allard,
Jesse D. Sammon,
Julian Hanske,
Julia McNabb-Baltar,
Joel E. Goldberg,
Gally Reznor,
Stuart R. Lipsitz,
Toni K. Choueiri,
Paul L. Nguyen,
Joel S. Weissman,
Quoc-Dien Trinh
Affiliations
Christian P. Meyer
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Christopher B. Allard
Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Jesse D. Sammon
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Julian Hanske
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Julia McNabb-Baltar
Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Joel E. Goldberg
Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Gally Reznor
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Stuart R. Lipsitz
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Toni K. Choueiri
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Paul L. Nguyen
Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Joel S. Weissman
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Quoc-Dien Trinh
Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Corresponding author at: Division of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, 45 Francis St., 02115 Boston, MA, USA. Tel.: +1 617 525 7350; fax: +1 617 525 6348.
Health insurance is associated with increased utilization of cancer screening services. Data on breast, prostate and colorectal cancer screening were abstracted from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System. This data in brief includes two sets of analyses: (i) the use of cancer screening in individuals within the low-income bracket and (ii) determinants for each of the three approaches to colorectal cancer screening (fecal occult blood test, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy+fecal occult blood test). Covariates included education attainment, residency, and access to health care provider. The data supplement our original research article on the effect of Medicare eligibility on cancer screening utilization “The impact of Medicare eligibility on cancer screening behaviors” [1]. Keywords: Cancer screening, Medicare, Colon cancer, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Income strata
