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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

Colorectal cancer screening disparities related to obesity and gender.

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Rosen, A.B., & Schneider, E.C., (2004). Colorectal cancer screening disparities related to obesity and gender. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 19, 332-338.
Background: Obesity is associated with a higher incidence of colorectal cancer and increased colorectal cancer mortality. Obese women are less likely to undergo breast and cervica…

Determinants for HPV vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: A multilevel study.

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Rondy, M., van Lier, A., van de Kassteele, J., Rust, L., & de Melker, H., (2010). Determinants for HPV vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: A multilevel study. Vaccine, 28, 2070-2075.
In March 2009, a HPV catch-up vaccination campaign was implemented in the Netherlands for girls born between 1993 and 1996. We performed a multilevel study to investigate determin…

Testing a model for parental acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccine in 9- to 18-year-old girls: A theory-guided study.

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Reynolds, D., & O’Connell, K.A., (2012). Testing a model for parental acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccine in 9- to 18-year-old girls: A theory-guided study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 27, 614-625.
Gardasil is the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases caused by certain types of genital human papillomavirus in females, but little is known about…

What college women know, think, and do about human papilloma virus and HPV vaccine.

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Ratanasiripong, N.T., Cheng, A-L., & Enriquez, M., (2013). What college women know, think, and do about human papilloma virus and HPV vaccine. Vaccine, 31, 1370-1376.
Objectives: This cross-sectional study, guided by Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior, aimed to identify factors that influence the decision to obtain an HPV vaccine among college …

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