An investigation of the factors that predict participation in colorectal cancer screening.

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Ehlinger, S.F. (2001). An investigation of the factors that predict participation in colorectal cancer screening (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3021670)
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. Compliance with screening guidelines is low among older, economically disadvantaged individuals, puttin…

Exploring racial differences surrounding prostate cancer screening: Beliefs and attitudes in community dwelling men attending an urban men’s health event.

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Hewitt, T., Killinger, K. A., Hiller, S., Boura, J. A., & Lutz, M., (2018). Exploring racial differences surrounding prostate cancer screening: Beliefs and attitudes in community dwelling men attending an urban men’s health event. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(6), 1929-1936.
The purpose of the study was to explore attitudes/beliefs in men attending an urban health fair to explore barriers to prostate cancer (PCa) screening. Five hundred and forty-four…

Could mobile mammography reduce social and geographic inequalities in breast cancer screening participation?

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Guillaume, E., Launay, L., Dejardin, O., Bouvier, V., Guittet, L., Dean, P., Notari, A., De Mil, R., Launoy, G., (2017). Could mobile mammography reduce social and geographic inequalities in breast cancer screening participation? Preventive Medicine, 100, 84-88.
Evaluation of mobile mammography for reducing social and geographic inequalities in breast cancer screening participation. We examined the responses to first invitations to underg…

Risk factors of breast cancer and breast self-examination in early detection: Systematic review of awareness among Indian women in community and health care professionals.

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Gupta, R., Gupta, S., Mehrotra, R., Sodhani, P., (2019). Risk factors of breast cancer and breast self-examination in early detection: Systematic review of awareness among Indian women in community and health care professionals. Journal of Public Health, 1-14.
Background: This review aims at evaluating the awareness of risk factors for breast cancer (BC) and the knowledge of breast self-examination (BSE) among Indian women and health ca…

Towards skin cancer prevention and early detection: Evolution of skin cancer awareness campaigns in Australia.

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Iannacone, M. R., & Green, A. C., (2014). Towards skin cancer prevention and early detection: Evolution of skin cancer awareness campaigns in Australia. Melanoma Management, 1(1), 75-84.
Since the 1980s, Australia’s mass-media campaigns promoting skin cancer awareness, namely skin cancer-preventative behaviors and early detection, have targeted the general communi…

Prostate cancer screening patient decision aids: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Ivlev, I., Jerabkova, S., Mishra, M., Cook, L. A., & Eden, K. B., (2018). Prostate cancer screening patient decision aids: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55(6), 896-907.
Context: Although screening recommendations for prostate cancer using prostate-specific antigen testing often include shared decision making, the effect of patient decision aids o…

Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey.

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Karayurt, O., Ozmen, D., & Cetinkaya, A. C., (2008). Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey. BMC Public Health, 8, 358.
Background: Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old breast cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast self-examination makes wom…

Minimal social network effects evident in cancer screening behavior.

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Keating, N. L., O’Malley, A. J., Murabito, J. M., Smith, K. P., & Christakis, N. C., (2011). Minimal social network effects evident in cancer screening behavior. Cancer, 117, 3045-3054.
Background: Social networks may influence screening behaviors. We assessed whether screening for breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer is influenced by the actual screening behav…

Association between online information-seeking and adherence to guidelines for breast and prostate cancer screening.

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Kim, H., Filson, C., Joski, P., von Esenwein, S., & Lipscomb, J., (2018). Association between online information-seeking and adherence to guidelines for breast and prostate cancer screening. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E45), 170147.
Introduction: From 2012 through 2014, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 75 and recommended against the prostate …

Where science and communities meet: A comparative case study of strategies to increase cancer screening among rural residents.

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Kluhsman, B.C. (2009). Where science and communities meet: A comparative case study of strategies to increase cancer screening among rural residents (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3360854)
Background: Cancer accounts for one in every four deaths in the U.S. Screening to detect cancer at an early stage when more favorable treatment outcomes are possible can reduce mo…

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