Primary care physicians beliefs about prostate-specific antigen evidence uncertainty, screening efficacy, and test use.

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Ross, L.E., Hall, I.J., Howard, D.L., Rim, S.H., & Richardson, L.C., (2018). Primary care physicians beliefs about prostate-specific antigen evidence uncertainty, screening efficacy, and test use. Journal of the National Medical Association, 110(5), 491-500.
Background/Purpose: Little is known about primary care physicians’ (PCPs) beliefs about prostate cancer screening efficacy, evidence uncertainty, and their actual screening behavi…

Cancer screening among Korean Americans.

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Sarna, L., Tae, Y.S., Kim, Y.H., Brecht, M.L., & Maxwell, A.E., (2001). Cancer screening among Korean Americans. Cancer Practice, 9(3), 134-140.
Purpose: Cancer is a leading cause of death among Korean Americans (KAs), one of the most rapidly growing ethnic minority communities in the United States. An understanding about …

An educational intervention on based information, motivation and behavior skills model and predicting breast self-examination.

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Savabi Esfahani, M., Taleghani, F., Noroozi, M., & Tabatabaeian, M., (2018). An educational intervention on based information, motivation and behavior skills model and predicting breast self-examination. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 59, E277-E281.
Introduction. Breast self-examination recommend as a breast screening method in developing countries where there are limited access to other screening methods. Therefore promoting…

The ‘Be Cancer Alert Campaign’: Protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia.

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Schliemann, D., Donnelly, M., Dahlui, M., Loh, S.Y., Ibrahim, N.S.B.T., Somasundaram, S., Donnelly, C., Su, T.T., (2018). The ‘Be Cancer Alert Campaign’: Protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia. BMC Cancer, 18(1), 881.
Background: Breast and colorectal cancer are the two most common cancers in Malaysia. Low awareness coupled with stigma and erroneous beliefs delay help-seeking behaviours, lead t…

Breast, colorectal and skin cancer screening practices and family history of cancer in U.S. women.

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Shah, M., Zhu, K., Palmer, R.C., Jatoi, I., & Wu, H., (2007). Breast, colorectal and skin cancer screening practices and family history of cancer in U.S. women. Journal of Women’s Health, 16(4), 526-534.
Background: Several national medical organizations recommend more intensive screening or screening at an earlier age for individuals with a family history of breast, colorectal, o…

Level of awareness of cervical and breast cancer risk factors and safe practices among college teachers of different states in India: Do awareness programmes have an impact on adoption of safe practices?

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Shankar, A., Rath, G.K., Roy, S., Malik, A., Bhandari, R., Kishor, K., Barnwal, K., Upadyaya, S., Srivastava, V., & Singh, R., (2015). Level of awareness of cervical and breast cancer risk factors and safe practices among college teachers of different states in India: Do awareness programmes have an impact on adoption of safe practices? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(3), 927-932.
Background: Breast and cervical cancers are the most common causes of cancer mortality among women in India, but actually they are largely preventable diseases. Although early det…

Level of awareness of various aspects of lung cancer among college teachers in India: Impact of cancer awareness programmes in prevention and early detection.

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Shankar, A., Roy, S., Malik, A., Rath, G.K., Julka, P.K., Kamal, V.K., Barnwal, K., Upadhyaya, S., Singh, R., & Srivastava, V., (2016). Level of awareness of various aspects of lung cancer among college teachers in India: Impact of cancer awareness programmes in prevention and early detection. Journal of Cancer Education, 31, 709-714.
Lung cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality among men in India and incidence is increasing, but actually, they are largely preventable diseases. In India, adv…

Impact of cancer awareness drive on generating awareness of and improving screening for cervical cancer: A study among schoolteachers in India.

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Shankar, A., Roy, S., Rath, G.K., Chakraborty, A., Kamal, V.K., Biswas, A.S., (2018). Impact of cancer awareness drive on generating awareness of and improving screening for cervical cancer: A study among schoolteachers in India. Journal of Global Oncology, 4, JGO.17.00074.
Purpose: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India. Our study assessed the level and impact of awareness programs in the adoption of safe practices in prevention a…

Consistency in attitudes across cancer screenings in medically underserved minority populations.

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Shaw, S.J., Vivian, J., Orzech, K.M., Torres, C.H., & Armin, J., (2012). Consistency in attitudes across cancer screenings in medically underserved minority populations. Journal of Cancer Education, 27, 165-171.
While a wide range of behavioral and psychosocial literature explores attitudes and beliefs towards cancer screenings, fewer studies examine attitudes across cancer screening type…

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…

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