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Cervical Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Interventions for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Researchers conducted a systematic review of the research literature to determine which interventions improve cervical cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis or treatment for racial or ethnic minorities in the United States

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.

Racial Differences in Survival Among Men with Prostate Cancer and Comorbidity at Time of Diagnosis

May 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Black men with prostate cancer have poorer disease-specific and overall survival rates than do their U.S. White counterparts. Comorbidity at the time of diagnosis has been shown to predict both overall survival and cause-specific mortality among Whi ...

Barriers of and Facilitators to Physician Recommendation of Colorectal Cancer Screening

December 1, 2007 | Journal Article

This study looked at barriers of and facilitators to physician recommendation of colorectal cancer screening.

Video Teaches Doctors to Reach Across Cultural Boundaries to Talk about Cancer

May 1, 2002 | Program Result

During 2000 and 2001, staff from Harvard University School of Public Health and its Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention produced an educational videotape designed to help health care providers improve the quality of care they provide to patients from different cultural backgrounds.

Racial Differences in Surviving Prostate Cancer

April 11, 2005 | Story

How do black men suffering from prostate cancer fare in comparison to white men?

Interventions to Improve Care Related to Colorectal Cancer Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Researchers systematically reviewed the medical literature for interventions conducted within health care systems that have the potential to decrease racial and ethnic disparities in the care of colorectal cancer.

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.

Physician Faculty Scholar Explores Latinos' Access to Preventive Care

December 2, 2009 | Story

Michael Dulin finds Spanish speakers less likely to get colorectal cancer screenings.

Health Insurance and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Older Women in Latin American and Caribbean Cities

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

Screening rates for cervical cancer vary between more developed and less developed countries.

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