Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation in minority Americans.

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De, P., & Budhwani, H., (2017). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation in minority Americans. Public Health, 144, 86-91.
Objectives: Transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant public health concern. HPV is preventable through a series of vaccinations; however, knowledge gaps exi…

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…

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…

African-American and Caribbean-born men’s perceptions of prostate cancer fear and facilitators for screening behaviour: A pilot study.

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Cobran, E. K., Hall, J. N., & Aiken, W. D., (2018). African-American and Caribbean-born men’s perceptions of prostate cancer fear and facilitators for screening behaviour: A pilot study. Journal of Cancer Education, 33, 640-649.
This study describes how a concurrent exploratory mixed methodology (CEMM) approach was used to investigate perceptions of prostate cancer (CaP) fear and facilitators of screening…

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 …

US Health care clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding human papillomavirus vaccination: A qualitative systematic review.

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Rosen, B.L., Shepard, A., & Kahn, J.A., (2018). US Health care clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding human papillomavirus vaccination: A qualitative systematic review. Academic Pediatrics, 18(2S), S53-S65.
Clinicians’ recommendation for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appears to be an important driver of parental decisions about vaccination. Our aim was to synthesize the best…

Cost-effectiveness of nonavalent HPV vaccination among males aged 22 through 26 years in the United States.

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Chesson, H. W., Meites, E., Ekwueme, D. U., Saraiya, M., & Markowitz, L. E., (2018). Cost-effectiveness of nonavalent HPV vaccination among males aged 22 through 26 years in the United States. Vaccine, 36, 4362-4368.
Introduction: In the United States, routine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is recommended for females and males at age 11 or 12 years; the series can be started at age 9 y…

Barriers to treatment: describing them from a different perspective.

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Devine, F., Edwards, T., & Feldman, S. R. (2018). Barriers to treatment: describing them from a different perspective. Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, 129–133.
The purpose of this review is to identify barriers to medication adherence and refocus how we describe those barriers in terms of physician behavior hurdles. PubMed was systematic…

Opportunity for catch-up HPV vaccination in young women after first delivery.

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Rama, C.H., Villa, L.L., Pagliusi, S., Andreoli, M.A., Costa, M.C., Thomann, P., Alves, V.A.F., Longatto-Filho, A., & Eluf-Neto, J., (2010). Opportunity for catch-up HPV vaccination in young women after first delivery. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(7), 610-615.
Background: Early age at first delivery has been identified as a risk factor for high-risk HPV-type infection and cervical cancer development. Methods: A cross-sectional study wa…

Overcoming barriers in HPV vaccination and screening programs.

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Vorsters, A., Van Damme, P., Arbyn, M., Baay, M., Bosch, X., de Sanjose, S., … & Yarwood, J., (2017). Overcoming barriers in HPV vaccination and screening programs. Papillomavirus Research, 4, 45-53.
The Human Papillomavirus Prevention and Control Board brought together experts to discuss optimizing HPV vaccination and screening programs.  Board members reviewed the safety pr…

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