What do people fear about cancer? A systematic review and meta‐synthesis of cancer fears in the general population

C Vrinten, LM McGregor, M Heinrich… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer has long inspired fear, but the effect of fear is not well understood; it
seems both to facilitate and to deter early diagnosis behaviours. To elucidate fear's …

Understanding racial disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes

AM Morris, KF Rhoads, SC Stain… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine documents widespread racial disparities in
medical treatment and health outcomes. 1 Such disparities are particularly apparent among …

Screening for colorectal cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

K Bibbins-Domingo, DC Grossman, SJ Curry… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United
States. In 2016, an estimated 134 000 persons will be diagnosed with the disease, and …

Geographic access to cancer care in the US

T Onega, EJ Duell, X Shi, D Wang, E Demidenko… - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Although access to cancer care is known to influence patient outcomes, to
the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding geographic access to cancer care, and how …

Association between travel distance and metastatic disease at diagnosis among patients with colon cancer

NN Massarweh, YJ Chiang, Y Xing… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Health care access and advanced cancer stage are associated with oncologic
outcomes for numerous common cancers. However, the impact of patient travel distance to …

Colorectal cancer: national and international perspective on the burden of disease and public health impact

ZF Gellad, D Provenzale - Gastroenterology, 2010 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and
throughout the world. The importance of this disease to gastroenterologists cannot be …

Interventions to improve care related to colorectal cancer among racial and ethnic minorities: a systematic review

K Naylor, J Ward, BN Polite - Journal of general internal medicine, 2012 - Springer
Objective To systematically review the literature to identify interventions that improve
minority health related to colorectal cancer care. Data sources MEDLINE, PsycINFO …

Telephone care management to improve cancer screening among low-income women: a randomized, controlled trial

AJ Dietrich, JN Tobin, A Cassells… - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: Minority and low-income women receive fewer cancer screenings than other
women. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a telephone support intervention to increase …

Determinants of racial/ethnic colorectal cancer screening disparities

AF Jerant, JJ Fenton, P Franks - Archives of internal medicine, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background The contributions of demographic, socioeconomic, access, language, and
nativity factors to racial/ethnic colorectal cancer (CRC) screening disparities are uncertain …

Racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening across healthcare systems

AN Burnett-Hartman, SJ Mehta, Y Zheng… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and diagnostic
testing present challenges to CRC prevention programs. Thus, it is important to understand …