Breast cancer epidemiology, prevention, and screening

S Winters, C Martin, D Murphy, NK Shokar - Progress in molecular biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Globally, breast cancer is both the most commonly occurring cancer and the commonest
cause of cancer death among women. Available data suggest that incidence and mortality in …

Effect of cervical cancer education and provider recommendation for screening on screening rates: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Musa, CJ Achenbach, LC O'Dwyer, CT Evans… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Although cervical cancer is largely preventable through screening, detection
and treatment of precancerous abnormalities, it remains one of the top causes of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of health disparities on targeting cancer prevention efforts

AB Zonderman, N Ejiogu, J Norbeck… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the advances in cancer medicine and the resultant 20% decline in cancer death
rates for Americans since 1991, there remain distinct cancer health disparities among …

Results of a randomized controlled trial to increase cervical cancer screening among rural Latinas

B Thompson, EA Carosso, E Jhingan, L Wang… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Latinas have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the United States and
the second highest rate of cervical cancer mortality. One factor in the disparity is the …

Increasing cervical cancer screening among US Hispanics/Latinas: a qualitative systematic review

L Mann, KL Foley, AE Tanner, CJ Sun… - Journal of Cancer …, 2015 - Springer
Hispanic/Latina women experience the highest cervical cancer incidence rates of any
racial/ethnic group in the USA and tend to present with more severe cases and experience …

Ethnic and gender differences in HPV knowledge, awareness, and vaccine acceptability among White and Hispanic men and women

RA Reimer, JA Schommer, AE Houlihan… - Journal of community …, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with human papillomavirus
(HPV) knowledge and awareness, and HPV vaccination among White and Hispanic males …

Predictors of radiation therapy noncompliance in an urban academic cancer center

N Ohri, BD Rapkin, D Guha, H Haynes-Lewis… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To quantify the frequency of patient noncompliance in an urban radiation oncology
department and identify predictors of noncompliance. Methods and Materials We identified …

Are community‐based health worker interventions an effective approach for early diagnosis of cancer? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Bellhouse, L McWilliams, J Firth, J Yorke… - Psycho …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of community‐based
health worker (CBHW) interventions for early detection of cancer. Secondary aims were to …

Spatial evaluation of prevalence, pattern and predictors of cervical cancer screening in India

A Puranik, SM Shreenidhi, SN Rai - Public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the social determinants of cervical cancer screening and report the
locations vulnerable to poor utilization of cervical cancer screening services. Study design …

National policies to prevent and manage cervical cancer in East African countries: A policy mapping analysis

DW Njuguna, N Mahrouseh, D Onisoyonivosekume… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Policy mapping is used to provide evidence on effective interventions and highlight the
necessary refinements of health policies. The goal of this work is to carry out legal mapping …