Where science and communities meet: A comparative case study of strategies to increase cancer screening among rural residents.

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Kluhsman, B.C. (2009). Where science and communities meet: A comparative case study of strategies to increase cancer screening among rural residents (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3360854)
Background: Cancer accounts for one in every four deaths in the U.S. Screening to detect cancer at an early stage when more favorable treatment outcomes are possible can reduce mo…

Racial and ethnic differences in accessing timely cancer screening and treatment services: A quantitative analysis.

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King, C.J. (2013). Racial and ethnic differences in accessing timely cancer screening and treatment services: A quantitative analysis (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3568869)
This research is organized into three integrated studies that explored differences in screening and treatment services across the cancer care continuum by race and ethnicity. The …

Association between online information-seeking and adherence to guidelines for breast and prostate cancer screening.

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Kim, H., Filson, C., Joski, P., von Esenwein, S., & Lipscomb, J., (2018). Association between online information-seeking and adherence to guidelines for breast and prostate cancer screening. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E45), 170147.
Introduction: From 2012 through 2014, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 75 and recommended against the prostate …

Self-administered HPV testing as a cervical cancer screening option: Exploring the perspectives of hispanic and Arab women in the United States .

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Kidder, E.O. (2014). Self-administered HPV testing as a cervical cancer screening option: Exploring the perspectives of hispanic and Arab women in the United States (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3630899)
Background: Though significant gains have been made in preventing cervical cancer over the past 30 years, it continues to cause morbidity and mortality among women in the United S…

Measuring beliefs related to colorectal cancer screening behaviour among Iranian middle-aged and elderly: A psychometric study.

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Khashij, S., Jalilian, F., Vaezi, M., Jalilian, M., Gharibnavaz, H., Ahmadi-Jouybari, T., Naghibifar, Z., & Karami, H., (2018). Measuring beliefs related to colorectal cancer screening behaviour among Iranian middle-aged and elderly: A psychometric study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 19(8), 2211-2216.
The annual fecal occult blood test is a very important method for colorectal cancer early detection through screening. Our aim was to assess psychometrics of instrument measuring …

Can school-located vaccination have a major impact on human papilloma virus vaccination rates in the United States?

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Kempe, A., Allison, M. A., & Daley, M. F., (2018). Can school-located vaccination have a major impact on human papilloma virus vaccination rates in the United States? Academic Pediatrics, 18(S2), S101-S105.
School-local vaccination (SLV) has been a highly effective method of increasing rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in many countries internationally in which vaccines…

Minimal social network effects evident in cancer screening behavior.

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Keating, N. L., O’Malley, A. J., Murabito, J. M., Smith, K. P., & Christakis, N. C., (2011). Minimal social network effects evident in cancer screening behavior. Cancer, 117, 3045-3054.
Background: Social networks may influence screening behaviors. We assessed whether screening for breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer is influenced by the actual screening behav…

Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey.

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Karayurt, O., Ozmen, D., & Cetinkaya, A. C., (2008). Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey. BMC Public Health, 8, 358.
Background: Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old breast cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast self-examination makes wom…

Prostate care and prostate cancer from the perspectives of undiagnosed men: A systematic review of qualitative research.

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Kannan, A., Kirkman, M., Ruseckaite, R., & Evans, S. M., (2019). Prostate care and prostate cancer from the perspectives of undiagnosed men: A systematic review of qualitative research. BMJ Open, 9, e022842.
Objectives: To summarise and evaluate evidence from men who had not been diagnosed with prostate cancer about their perspectives on prostate care and prostate cancer. Design: A s…

Race, ethnicity, and income factors impacting human papilloma virus vaccination rates.

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Jeudin, P., Liveright, E., del Carmen, M. G., & Perkins, R. B., (2014). Race, ethnicity, and income factors impacting human papilloma virus vaccination rates. Clinical Therapeutics, 36(1), 24-37.
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer disproportionately affect low-income and minority women. HPV vaccines have the potential to either reduce or e…

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