Original Article

Does a Bite Cause Cancer? Misperceptions of Breast Cancer Etiology among Low-Income Urban Women in Miami, Florida

Objectives: To explore breast cancer beliefs among a cohort of low-income, urban, English-speaking women in Miami, Florida, who had undergone screening mammography. Methods: Four focus groups of 34 women were conducted. Discussions were transcribed verbatim and transcripts were analyzed separately by two investigators using an immersion–and-crystallization approach. Common risk factors…