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…

Vaccine programme stakeholder perspectives on a hypothetical single-dose human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine schedule in low and middle-income countries.

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Gallagher, K. E., Kelly, H., Cocks, N., Dixon, S., Mounier-Jack, S., Howard, N., & Watson-Jones, D., (2018). Vaccine programme stakeholder perspectives on a hypothetical single-dose human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine schedule in low and middle-income countries. Papillomavirus Research, 6, 33-40.
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 2-dose HPV vaccine schedule for girls aged 9–14 years. As randomised controlled trials assessing the immunogenicity an…

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage achievements in low and middle-income countries 2007-2016.

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Gallagher, K. E., Howard, N., Kabakama, S., Mounier-Jack, S., Burchett, H. E. D., LaMontagne, D. S., & Watson-Jones, D., (2017). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage achievements in low and middle-income countries 2007-2016. Papillomavirus Research, 4, 72-78.
Introduction: Since 2007, HPV vaccine has been available to low and middle income countries (LAMIC) for small-scale ‘demonstration projects’, or national programmes. We analysed c…

Understanding human papilloma virus vaccine uptake.

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Fisher, W. A., (2012). Understanding human papilloma virus vaccine uptake. Vaccine, 30S, F149-F156.
The current chapter reviews research on correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake. Findings are organized within an Information—Motivation—Behavioral Skills (IMB) mo…

Early outcomes of a multilevel human papilloma virus vaccination pilot intervention in federally qualified health centers.

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Fisher-Borne, M., Preiss, A. J., Black, M., Roberts, K., & Saslow, D., (2018). Early outcomes of a multilevel human papilloma virus vaccination pilot intervention in federally qualified health centers. Academic Pediatrics, 18(2S), S79-S84.
OBJECTIVE: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage in the United States remains low compared with other adolescent vaccines. As the largest primary care network in the United …

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…

Human papillomavirus vaccination: Narrative review of studies on how providers’ vaccine communication affects attitudes and uptake.

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Dempsey, A. F., & O’Leary, S. T., (2018). Human papillomavirus vaccination: Narrative review of studies on how providers’ vaccine communication affects attitudes and uptake. Academic Pediatrics, 18 (S2), S23-S27.
The burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is substantial, causing thousands of cancers and deaths in the United States yearly. Safe and effective vaccines exist, yet rem…

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