Guideline-concordant cancer screening among Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Puerto Ricans who use American Sign Language
This first assessment of cancer screening behaviors among Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Puerto Rican sign language users demonstrates that accessible research methods can successfully reach some of excluded populations and documents screening adherence within this population for the first time, while highlighting critical needs to implement evidence-based sign language-fluent health navigation services in Puerto Rico to achieve screening targets and reach Puerto Rican Sign Language-dominant users.
Authors
- Roxana Soto-Abreu
- Sowmya R. Rao
- Erika Bergeron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-2262)
- David T. Bruno
- Francisco J. Muñoz-Torres
- Juan J. Fumero-Carrión
- Vivian Colón López
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Gallaudet University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1771970
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders