Speaking to the spirit: Examining the effectiveness of spiritually-framed breast cancer screening messages among African American women .

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Best, A.L. (2012). Speaking to the spirit: Examining the effectiveness of spiritually-framed breast cancer screening messages among African American women (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3552219)
Background: Studies offering plausible solutions to help increase breast cancer screening (BCS) among African American women are lacking. Culturally-framed health communication ma…

Self-administered HPV testing as a cervical cancer screening option: Exploring the perspectives of hispanic and Arab women in the United States .

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Kidder, E.O. (2014). Self-administered HPV testing as a cervical cancer screening option: Exploring the perspectives of hispanic and Arab women in the United States (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3630899)
Background: Though significant gains have been made in preventing cervical cancer over the past 30 years, it continues to cause morbidity and mortality among women in the United S…

Risk perception measures' associations with behavior intentions, affect, and cognition following colon cancer screening messages.

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Dillard, A. J., Ferrer, R. A., Ubel, P. A., & Fagerlin, A. (2012). Risk perception measures' associations with behavior intentions, affect, and cognition following colon cancer screening messages. Health Psychology, 31(1), 106-113.
Objective: Risk perception is important for motivating health behavior (e.g., Janz & Becker, 1984), but different measures of the construct may change how important that relations…

Effectiveness of the extended parallel process model in promoting colorectal cancer screening.

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Birmingham, W. C., Hung, M., Boonyasiriwat, W., Kohlmann, W., Walters, S. T., Burt, R. W., Kinney, A. Y. (2015). Effectiveness of the extended parallel process model in promoting colorectal cancer screening. Psycho-Oncology, 24(10), 1265-1278.
Objective: Relatives of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients are at increased risk for the disease, yet screening rates still remain low. Guided by the Extended Parallel Process Model…

Perceptions of testicular cancer and testicular self-examination among college men: A report on intention, vulnerability, and promotional material preferences

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Rovito, M. J., Gordon, T. F., Bass, S. B., & DuCette, J. (2011). Perceptions of testicular cancer and testicular self-examination among college men: A report on intention, vulnerability, and promotional material preferences. American Journal of Men's Health, 5(6), 500-507.
Testicular self-exam (TSE) is an important tool to prevent late-stage diagnosis of testicular cancer (TC). However, most young men remain unaware of their risk for TC despite a gr…

Factors related to health practices: Cervical cancer screening among Filipino women.

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Ayres, C. G., Atkins, R., & Lee, J. H., (2010). Factors related to health practices: Cervical cancer screening among Filipino women. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 24(3), 197-208.
This correlational study developed and tested theory to better understand health practices, including cervical cancer screening, among young Filipino women. It tested theoretical …

A qualitative meta-synthesis examining the role of women in African American men’s prostate cancer screening and treatment decision making.

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Bergner, E. M., Cornish, E. K., Horne, K., & Griffith, D. M., (2017). A qualitative meta-synthesis examining the role of women in African American men’s prostate cancer screening and treatment decision making. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 781-790.
Objective: Being an African American man is a risk factor for prostate cancer, and there is little consensus about the use of screening, early detection, and the efficacy of treat…

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…

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…

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…

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