Using a mass media campaign to raise women’s awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer: Cross-sectional pre-intervention and post-intervention evaluation surveys.

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Dixon, H. G., Pratt, I. S., Scully, M. R., Miller, J. R., Patterson, C., Hood, R., & Slevin, T. J., (2015). Using a mass media campaign to raise women’s awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer: Cross-sectional pre-intervention and post-intervention evaluation surveys. BMJ Open, 5, e006511.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a population-based, statewide public health intervention designed to improve women’s awareness and knowledge of the link between alcoh…

Associations of trust and healthcare provider advice with HPV vaccine acceptance among African American parents.

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Fu, L. Y., Zimet, G. D., Latkin, C. A., & Joseph, J. G., (2017). Associations of trust and healthcare provider advice with HPV vaccine acceptance among African American parents. Vaccine, 35, 802-807.
Objective: Healthcare providers (HCPs) are advised to give all parents a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination. However, it is possible that strong recommendations could be le…

Decision-making processes for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening: The DECISIONS survey.

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Hoffman, R. M., Lewis, C. L., Pignone, M. P., Couper, M. P., Barry, M. J., Elmore, J. G., …& Zikmund-Fisher, B. J., (2010). Decision-making processes for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening: The DECISIONS survey. Medical Decisions Making, 30(5), 53S-64S.
Background—Patients should understand the risks and benefits of cancer screening in order to make informed screening decisions.  Objectives—Evaluate the extent of informed decisi…

Cancer screening participation in schizophrenic outpatients and the influence of their functional disability on the screening rate: A cross-sectional study in Japan.

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Fujiwara, M., Inagaki, M., Nakaya, N., Fujimori, M., Higuchi, Y., Hayashibara, C., … & Yamada, N., (2017). Cancer screening participation in schizophrenic outpatients and the influence of their functional disability on the screening rate: A cross-sectional study in Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 71, 813-825.
Aim: The influence of schizophrenic patients’ functional disability on cancer screening participation worldwide is unclear. There are few findings on the disparities in schizophre…

Factors associated with non-participation in cervical cancer screening - A nationwide study of nearly half a million women in Denmark.

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Harder, E., Juul, K. E., Jensen, S. M., Thomsen, L. T., Frederiksen, K., & Kjaer, K., (2018). Factors associated with non-participation in cervical cancer screening - A nationwide study of nearly half a million women in Denmark. Preventive Medicine, 111, 84-100.
Cervical cancer occurs most often in under-screened women. In this nationwide register study, we described differences in sociodemographic characteristics between passive and acti…

“I thought cancer was one of those random things. I didn’t know cancer could be caught…”: Adolescent girls’ understandings and experiences of the HPV programme in the UK.

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Hilton, S., & Smith, E., (2011). “I thought cancer was one of those random things. I didn’t know cancer could be caught…”: Adolescent girls’ understandings and experiences of the HPV programme in the UK. Vaccine, 29, 4409-4415.
Background: The UK human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme aims to provide girls aged 12–13 with protection against two of the most carcinogenic strains (types 16 and 18)…

Parental acceptance of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study.

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Jaspers, L., Budiningsih, S., Wolterbeek, R., Henderson, F. C., Peters, A. A. W., (2011). Parental acceptance of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. Vaccine, 29, 7785-7793.
Background: Cervical cancer ranks the second most frequent cancer in Indonesian women. In Indonesia, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptance has not been studied before. Ob…

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 …

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…

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 …

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