The impact of mandatory insurance coverage of preventive cancer screenings on consumers.

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Xu, Y. (2013). The impact of mandatory insurance coverage of preventive cancer screenings on consumers (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMNI No. 3599092)
This work seeks to understand the association between state and federal mandatory health insurance benefits and utilization of several preventive cancer screenings and the induced…

Coverage from Ontario, Canada’s school-based HPV vaccine program: The first three years.

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Wilson, S.E., Harris, T., Sethi, P., Fediurek, J., Macdonald, L., & Deeks, S.L., (2013). Coverage from Ontario, Canada’s school-based HPV vaccine program: The first three years. Vaccine, 31, 757-762.
Background: In 2007, Ontario implemented a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program targeting grade 8 girls. Girls may complete the series in grade 9 (extended …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

Level of awareness of various aspects of lung cancer among college teachers in India: Impact of cancer awareness programmes in prevention and early detection.

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Shankar, A., Roy, S., Malik, A., Rath, G.K., Julka, P.K., Kamal, V.K., Barnwal, K., Upadhyaya, S., Singh, R., & Srivastava, V., (2016). Level of awareness of various aspects of lung cancer among college teachers in India: Impact of cancer awareness programmes in prevention and early detection. Journal of Cancer Education, 31, 709-714.
Lung cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality among men in India and incidence is increasing, but actually, they are largely preventable diseases. In India, adv…

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