Cervical cancer screening among Arab women in the United States: An integrative review.

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Abboud, S., De Penning, E., Brawner, B. M., Menon, U., Glanz, K., & Sommers, M. S., (2017). Cervical cancer screening among Arab women in the United States: An integrative review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(1), E20-E33.
Problem Identification: Arab American women are an ethnic minority and immigrant population in the United States with unique and nuanced sociocultural factors that influence preve…

The role of cancer worry in cancer screening: A theoretical and empirical review of the literature.

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Hay, J.L., Buckley, T.R., & Ostroff, J.S. (2005). The role of cancer worry in cancer screening: A theoretical and empirical review of the literature. Psycho-Oncology, 14(7), 517-534.
This paper reviews findings regarding the influence of cancer worry on cancer screening behaviors. The role of cancer worry in motivating cancer screening has been pursued for ove…

Awareness about breast cancer and its screening among rural Egyptian women, Minia district: A population-based study.

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Hassan, E. E., Seedhom, A. E., & Mahfouz, E. M., (2017). Awareness about breast cancer and its screening among rural Egyptian women, Minia district: A population-based study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18(6), 1623-1628.
Background: Recent global cancer statistics indicate rising global incidence of breast cancer and the increase is occurring at a faster rate in developing countries. Training wome…

Assessment of breast self-examination practice and its associated factors among female undergraduate students in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016.

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Getu, M. A., Kassaw, M. W., Tlaye, K. G., & Gebrekiristos, A. F., (2019). Assessment of breast self-examination practice and its associated factors among female undergraduate students in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016. Breast Cancer - Targets and Therapy, 11, 21-28.
Background: Breast self-examination (BSE) is a simple, very low-cost, non-invasive early detection method used to detect breast cancer at early stage. It should be done for all wo…

Evaluation of a widely available patient decision aid for the treatment of prostate cancer.

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Feldman-Stewart, D., & Brundage, C. T., (2018). Evaluation of a widely available patient decision aid for the treatment of prostate cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 101, 1761-1766.
Background: The effectiveness of patient decision aids (PtDA) is rarely evaluated in the “real world” where patients vary in their preferences related to decision support. Purpose…

Cancer screening in France: Subjects’ and physicians’ attitudes.

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Eisinger, F., Blay, J.Y., Morere, J.-F., Rixe, O., Calazel-Benque, A., Cals, L., … & Pivot, X., (2008). Cancer screening in France: Subjects’ and physicians’ attitudes. Cancer Causes Control, 19, 431-434.
Objective: Since screening for cancer has been advocated, funded, and promoted in France, it is important to evaluate the attitudes of subjects in the general population and gener…

Anal cancer screening behaviors and intentions in men who have sex with men.

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D’Souza, G., Cook, R. L., Ostrow, D., Johnson-HIll, L. M., Wiley, D., & Silvestre, T., (2008). Anal cancer screening behaviors and intentions in men who have sex with men. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(9), 1452-1457.
BACKGROUND: The incidence of anal cancer has increased in the past decade, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM) and HIV-infected individuals. There is controversy abou…

Find cancer early: Evaluation of a community education campaign to increase awareness of cancer signs and symptoms in people in regional Western Australians.

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Croager, E. J., Gray, V., Pratt, I. S., Slevin, T., Pettigrew, S., Holman, C. D., Bulsara, M., & Emery, J., (2018). Find cancer early: Evaluation of a community education campaign to increase awareness of cancer signs and symptoms in people in regional Western Australians. Frontiers in Public Health, 6:22.
Introduction: Cancer outcomes for people living in rural and remote areas are worse than for those living in urban areas. Although access to and quality of cancer treatment are im…

Screening for new primary cancers in cancer survivors compared to non-cancer controls: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Corkum, M., Hayden, J. A., Kephart, G., Urquhart, R., Schlievert, C., & Porter, G., (2013). Screening for new primary cancers in cancer survivors compared to non-cancer controls: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 7, 455-463.
Purpose The goal of this study was to synthesize evidence comparing cancer screening receipt between cancer survivors and non-cancer controls by conducting a systematic review and…

Associations in breast and colon cancer screening behaviour in women.

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Carlos, R. C., Fendrick, M., Patterson, S. K., & Bernstein, S. J., (2005). Associations in breast and colon cancer screening behaviour in women. Academic Radiology, 12, 451-458.
Gender-based psychosocial factors appear to influence colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence. Given its near-universal acceptance by the public, screening mammography represe…

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