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High-Fat Dairy Linked to Higher Mortality for Breast Cancer Survivors

May 17, 2013 | Story

RWJF scholar conducts first study to examine effects of high- and low-fat dairy intake on breast cancer survival.

Understanding Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment and Outcomes

July 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Patients, providers and the health care system all are contributing factors in higher cancer mortality among minorities.

Two Breast Cancer Survivors Produce a Video Of, By and For Breast Cancer Patients

October 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

Starting in July 1999, Medical Media Associates, Buffalo, N.Y., developed and evaluated the first of a series of videos for breast cancer patients: "Woman to Woman: A Video Series for Breast Cancer Patients." The videos were intended to provide psychosocial support as well as medical information.

Screening for Breast Cancer

March 9, 2005 | Journal Article

The current investigation reviewed the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening techniques used in community practice. An extensive array of databases were examined to obtain English-language articles focusing on randomized controlled t ...

Nigerian Nurse Helps African Immigrants Battle Breast Cancer

October 17, 2012 | News Release

RWJF honors Ifeanyi Anne Nwabukwu, RN, BSN, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.

Native Sisters Help Native American Women Overcome Obstacles to Breast Cancer Screening

December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report

In 1995-1996, Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH at AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver, Colo., implemented and evaluated the effectiveness of Native American Women's Wellness through Awareness.

Smoke Screen: Women Who Smoke Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Tests

February 28, 1999 | Program Results Report

From 1997 to 1998, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., examined cigarette smoking as a barrier to cancer screening - both mammography and Pap tests - in women aged 40 to 75.

Ralph I. Horwitz, MD

January 24, 2013 | Story

Ralph Horwitz has helped to train nearly 75 scholars for faculty careers in general medicine and general pediatrics.

Prescription of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Prevention by Primary Care Physicians

November 13, 2006 | Journal Article

Tamoxifen citrate has been approved for primary reduction of breast cancer risk since 1998, but studies suggest that its use for primary prevention is limited. The authors report on a national survey mailed to 350 primary care physicians regarding p ...

Massachusetts Targets Health Education Program to Native American Women

January 1, 2003 | Program Results Report

Starting in August 1999, the Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center in Worcester distributed culturally sensitive health information to Native American women of the Nipmuc Nation in central Massachusetts.

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