Advanced Cognitive Training for Breast Cancer Survivors
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Memory training and speed-of-processing training show promise for treating cognitive concerns in breast cancer survivors.
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Two Breast Cancer Survivors Produce a Video of, by and for Breast Cancer Patients
October 1, 2001 | Program Result
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.
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.
Scholar Expands Grassroots Prevention Program for Prostate Health
December 21, 2009 | Story
Potentially life-saving program increases outreach to educate black men about the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening, while providing a model for community-based participatory research.
Massachusetts Targets Health Education Program to Native American Women
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
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.
Complementary Care Programs are Becoming an Accepted Alternative by Patients and Insurers
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1997, project staff at the Wellspring Foundation of Bethlehem, Conn., continued its residential retreat program for cancer patients.
Risk Profiles and Treatment Patterns Among Men Diagnosed as Having Prostate Cancer and a Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Below 4.0 ng/m
July 26, 2010 | Journal Article
Lowering the biopsy threshold for prostate cancer from a PSA of 4.0 to 2.5 would increase the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to this first large-scale study of current treatment patterns in the U.S. population.
Alabama Program Teaches Cosmetologists and College Students to Conduct Community-Based Health Outreach
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.
A Getaway to a Lakeside Camp Lifts Spirits Through Exercise, Art and Memory
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2000, staff at the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation established a retreat program for breast cancer survivors and conducted a pilot study of the retreat's effectiveness.
Latina Health Project Offers Outreach, Educational, Clinical and Counseling Activities
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Three grants from RWJF partially funded the health outreach, educational, clinical, and counseling activities of the Latina Health Project of the Planned Parenthood Association of Mercer Area, in Mercer County, N.J.