The sociology of cancer: a decade of research

A Kerr, E Ross, G Jacques… - Sociology of Health & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biomedicine is often presented as the driving force behind improvements in cancer care,
with genomics the latest innovation poised to change the meaning, diagnosis, treatment …

Integrating clinical, community, and policy perspectives on human papillomavirus vaccination

ME Fernández, JD Allen, R Mistry… - Annual review of public …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Infection with genital human papillomavirus (HPV) may cause anogenital cancers,
oropharyngeal cancers, anogenital warts, and respiratory papillomas. Two prophylactic …

A significant portion of college students are not aware of HPV disease and HPV vaccine recommendations

C Kellogg, J Shu, A Arroyo, NT Dinh… - Human vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
There is limited data on the HPV immunization status of Latino/Hispanic youth in the USA. In
Los Angeles County in 2015, 54,973 (34.3%) college students were of Latino/Hispanic …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, behavior and beliefs related to cervical cancer and screening among Turkish women

N Reis, H Bebis, S Kose, A Sis… - … Pacific Journal of …, 2012 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Objective: The aims of this study were to explore Turkish women's knowledge, behavior and
beliefs related to cervical cancer and screening. Methods: The study was performed in two …

Religion, fatalism, and cancer control: a qualitative study among Hispanic Catholics

B Leyva, JD Allen, LS Tom, H Ospino… - American journal of …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: To assess cancer perceptions among churchgoers and to examine the potential
influence of fatalism and religious beliefs on the use of cancer screening tests. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of fotonovela to increase human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and intentions in a low-income Hispanic community

A Chan, B Brown, E Sepulveda, L Teran-Clayton - BMC research notes, 2015 - Springer
Background It has nearly been a decade since the introduction of the vaccine against
human papillomavirus (HPV), yet vaccination rates in the United States have remained …

[HTML][HTML] “Easy women get it”: pre-existing stigma associated with HPV and cervical cancer in a low-resource setting prior to implementation of an HPV screen-and-treat …

RM Morse, J Brown, JC Gage, BA Prieto, M Jurczuk… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is preventable with vaccination and early detection and
treatment programs. However, for these programs to work as intended, stigma related to …

Provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators of HPV vaccination in a high-risk community

M Javanbakht, S Stahlman, S Walker, S Gottlieb… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Maximizing HPV vaccine uptake among those at highest risk for cervical
cancer is critical. We explored healthcare provider perspectives on factors influencing HPV …

Immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer: a qualitative study

M Grandahl, T Tydén, M Gottvall… - Health …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many W estern countries have cervical cancer screening programmes and
have implemented nation‐wide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes for …

Facilitators, challenges, and messaging strategies for Hispanic/Latino populations participating in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias clinical research: a …

HA Massett, AK Mitchell, L Alley… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD)
disproportionally affect Hispanic and Latino populations, yet Hispanics/Latinos are …