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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

The Latina breast cancer screening scale: Beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening.

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Borrayo, E. A., Gonzalez, P., Swaim, R., Marcus, A., Flores, E., & Espinoza, P., (2009). The Latina breast cancer screening scale: Beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening. Journal of Health Psychology, 14(7), 944-955.
The Latina Breast Cancer Screening (LBCS) was developed to measure Latinas’ culturally-shared health beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening. A 60-item LBCS scalew…

Organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: How to optimize efficiency in the general population.

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Calazel-Benque, A., Viguier, J., Roussel, C., Pivot, X., Eisinger, F., Blay, J.-Y., … & Morere, J.-F. (2011). Organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: How to optimize efficiency in the general population. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 20, s20-s25.
In France, free faecal occult blood testing is offered to individuals aged between 50 and 74 years every 2 years as a method of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). To assess ho…

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…

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…

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