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May 1, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A New York Times article raises the controversial question of whether the uber-awareness campaign about breast cancer led to more mammograms than were necessary.
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
June 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
With my colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, I fielded a survey to shed some light on what PCPs thought about the recommendations. In the setting of changing recommendations, we wanted to understand whether PCPs believed the recommendations were ...
February 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Current practices may be leading to too much screening for colorectal cancer in older patients and poor efforts to determine and prompt appropriate follow-up testing, according to this novel study.
April 25, 2011 | Story
Lecture by Clinical Scholar alumna about a new breast cancer screening tool goes viral.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Mexican-Americans' limited English proficiency results in their having fewer recommendations from their doctors for colorectal cancer screening tests.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines rates of colorectal and prostate cancer testing among heterosexual and gay/bisexual men.
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 ...
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Small studies have shown an increased burden of health problems among inmates compared to the rest of the population. This study examines jail inmates' knowledge of cancer screening tests, their frequency of screening and their willingness to underg ...
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Patients who receive care in clinics with higher levels of local practice autonomy and with greater support resources (adequately equipped exam rooms and sufficient computer access), are more likely to receive CRC screening.