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Confusion Reigns: Cutting Through the Overload of Information on Cancer Prevention

March 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Health & Society Scholar writes about research on how Americans make sense of information on the causes of cancer and ways to prevent it.

Human Capital News Roundup: Medication errors affecting children with cancer, particulate matter, the needs of urban communities, and more.

May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.

Helping Cancer Patients Choose the Most Effective Treatment

September 13, 2012 | Story

A Physician Faculty scholar creates guidelines for breast cancer patients struggling with the decision of a lifetime.

Harold Amos Scholar Advances Science on Prostate Cancer

July 18, 2011 | Story

Working with an international team, Levi Garraway's use of whole genome sequencing affords deeper understanding of disease, opens new avenues of inquiry and points way to better diagnoses and treatments.

Does Local Television News Coverage Cultivate Fatalistic Beliefs about Cancer Prevention

June 1, 2010 | Journal Article

In a study published online and in the June issue of the Journal of Communication, Niederdeppe finds that local television news audiences are more likely to hold confused, pessimistic beliefs about cancer prevention than those who do not watch local TV news. People who hold these kinds of beliefs are less likely to take proven steps to prevent cancer, he says.

Harold Amos Scholar Named Director of Stanford Cancer Outreach Programs

April 13, 2010 | Story

Kim Rhoads to combine clinical, research and community organizing skills to implement research-based outreach programs.

Investigator Champions the Cause of People with Rare Cancers

January 26, 2010 | Story

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter takes up the case of patients determined to fight for treatments for diseases the world of medicine virtually ignores.

Challenges in Systematic Reviews of Economic Analyses: Part 2

June 21, 2005 | Journal Article

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Skin Biopsy Rates and Incidence of Melanoma

September 3, 2005 | Journal Article

This study analyzed trends in skin biopsy rates between 1986 and 2001 and their association with changes in the incidence of melanoma. Study data were drawn from Medicare claims data for individuals age 65 and older that reside in one of the nine ge ...

Fatalistic Beliefs about Cancer Prevention and Three Prevention Behaviors

May 1, 2007 | Journal Article

This study examined associations between holding fatalistic beliefs about cancer and engaging in cancer prevention behaviors.

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