Reasons for acceptance or refusal of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in a California pediatric practice.

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Brown, B., Gabra, M. I., & Pellman, H., (2017). Reasons for acceptance or refusal of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in a California pediatric practice. Papillomavirus Research, 3, 42-45.
Despite the effectiveness and availability of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, HPV remains the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and has the l…

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…

Barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for increasing HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action.

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Cartmell, K. B., Young-Pierce, J., McGue, S., Alberg, A. J., Luque, J. S., Zubizarreta, M., & Brandt, H. M., (2018). Barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for increasing HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action. Papillomavirus Research, 5, 21-31.
Objective: The objective was to investigate how state level strategies in South Carolina could maximize HPV vaccine uptake. Design: An environmental scan identified barriers, faci…

A quality improvement initiative to increase HPV vaccine rates using an educational and reminder strategy with parents of preteen girls.

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Cassidy, B., Braxter, B., Charron-Prochownik, D., & Schlenk, E. A., (2014). A quality improvement initiative to increase HPV vaccine rates using an educational and reminder strategy with parents of preteen girls. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 28, 155-164.
Introduction: A quality improvement project was undertaken to determine if an evidence-based educational brochure and reminder system can increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vacci…

Successful use of interventions in combination to improve human papilloma virus vaccination coverage rates among adolescents - Chicago, 2013 to 2015.

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Choi, N., Curtis, R., Loharikar, A., Fricchione, M., Jones, E., Balzer, E., …& Caskey, R., (2018). Successful use of interventions in combination to improve human papilloma virus vaccination coverage rates among adolescents - Chicago, 2013 to 2015. Academic Pediatric Association, 18(2S), S93-S100.
In 2013, National Immunization Survey-Teen data indicated that >40% of female adolescents had not initiated the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series and >60% had not complete…

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…

Find cancer early: Evaluation of a community education campaign to increase awareness of cancer signs and symptoms in people in regional Western Australians.

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Croager, E. J., Gray, V., Pratt, I. S., Slevin, T., Pettigrew, S., Holman, C. D., Bulsara, M., & Emery, J., (2018). Find cancer early: Evaluation of a community education campaign to increase awareness of cancer signs and symptoms in people in regional Western Australians. Frontiers in Public Health, 6:22.
Introduction: Cancer outcomes for people living in rural and remote areas are worse than for those living in urban areas. Although access to and quality of cancer treatment are im…

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…

The feminization of HPV: How science, politics, economics and gender norms shaped U.S. HPV vaccine implementation.

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Daley, E. M., Vamos, C. A., Thompson, E. L., Zimet, G. D., Rosberger, Z., Merrell, L., & Kline, N. S., (2017). The feminization of HPV: How science, politics, economics and gender norms shaped U.S. HPV vaccine implementation. Papillomavirus Research, 3, 142-148.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a number of anogenital cancers (i.e., cervical, penile, anal, vaginal, vulvar) and genital warts. A decade ago, the HPV vaccine was approved, …

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