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BACKGROUNDTo ensure that National Institutes of Health‐funded research is relevant to the population's needs, specific emphasis on proportional representation of minority/sex groups into National Cancer Institute (NCI) cancer centers' clinical research programs is reported to the NCI.
METHODSEMPaCT investigators at 5 regionally diverse comprehensive cancer centers compared data reported to the NCI...
BACKGROUNDDifferences in quality of care may contribute to racial variation in outcomes of bladder cancer (BCa). Quality indicators in patients undergoing surgery for BCa include the use of high‐volume surgeons and high‐volume hospitals, and, when clinically indicated, receipt of pelvic lymphadenectomy, receipt of continent urinary diversion, and undergoing radical cystectomy instead of partial cystectomy...
BACKGROUNDThe objective of this study was to use a randomized controlled trial design to test the impact of an educational intervention delivered by specially trained community health workers among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese participants ages 50 to 75 years on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions regarding colorectal cancer screening.
METHODSBaseline data were collected on participants'...
BACKGROUNDPhysical activity after breast cancer diagnosis is associated with improved survival. The current study examined levels of and changes in physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis, overall and by race.
METHODSPhase 3 of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study assessed both pre‐ and postdiagnosis physical activity levels in a cohort of 1735 women aged 20 years to 74 years who were diagnosed...
BACKGROUNDThe relationship between socioeconomic status and cancer incidence in the United States has not traditionally been a focus of population‐based cancer surveillance systems.
METHODSNearly 3 million tumors diagnosed between 2005 and 2009 from 16 states plus Los Angeles were assigned into 1 of 4 groupings based on the poverty rate of the residential census tract at time of diagnosis. The sex‐specific...
BACKGROUNDThe objectives of this study were to describe, examine, and compare prevalence estimates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening practices and to determine whether disparities exist for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs) and blacks compared with whites.
METHODSBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2001‐2010) data from respondents aged ≥50 years (n = 356,073) were used. The primary...
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