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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 8, 2024 12:54 pm
Hi all, I might be a bit bias because of the "Cook" name in this program, but bear with me as the results are impressive.    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of canc…

Cancer screening in the United States, 2017: A review of current American cancer society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening.

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Smith, R.A., Andrews, K.S., Brooks, D., Fedewa, S.A., Manassaram-Baptiste, D., Saslow, D., Brawley, O.W., & Wender, R.C. (2017). Cancer screening in the United States, 2017: A review of current American cancer society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 67, 100-121.
Each year, the American Cancer Society publishes a summary of its guidelines for early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to ca…

Factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance in west Austria: Do we need to revise the current immunization scheme?

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Borena, W., Luckner-Hornischer, A., Katzgraber, F., & Holm-von Laer, D., (2016). Factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance in west Austria: Do we need to revise the current immunization scheme? Papillomavirus Research, 2, 173-177.
Background: Austria introduced a school-based gender-neutral human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in February 2014. In order to assure high coverage, factors influencin…

Prostate cancer screening behaviours and its related cognitive psychological factors among men over 50 years of age using the health belief model.

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Barati, M., Bashirian, S., Amirzargar, M. A., Mousali, A. A., & Saatiasr, M. H., (2018). Prostate cancer screening behaviours and its related cognitive psychological factors among men over 50 years of age using the health belief model. HAYAT, 23(4), 345-357.
Background & Aim: Prostate carcinoma is the most common cancer among men and the second lethal cancer. The present study aimed to investigate the prostate cancer screening behavio…

Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia.

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Anaman-Torgbor, J. A., King, J., & Correa-Velez, I., (2017). Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 31, 22-29.
Purpose: To describe barriers and facilitators of cervical screening practices among African immigrant women living in Brisbane, Australia.  Method: Nineteen African immigrant wo…

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…

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…

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…

Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review.

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Austoker, J., Bankhead, C., Forbes, L. J. L., Atkins, L., Martin, F., Robb, K., Wardles, J., & Ramirez, A. J., (2009). Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: Systematic review. British Journal of Cancer, 101, S31-S39.
Background: Low cancer awareness contributes to delay in presentation for cancer symptoms and may lead to delay in cancer diagnosis. The aim of this study was to review the eviden…

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