Deborah O. Erwin

TL;DR: A typology of narrative application in cancer control is proposed, asserting that narrative has four distinctive capabilities: overcoming resistance, facilitating information processing, providing surrogate social connections, and addressing emotional and existential issues.

TL;DR: The panel recommends screening all patients with colorectal cancer for Lynch syndrome and provides recommendations for surveillance for early detection and prevention of Lynch syndrome-associated cancers.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that intensive, community-based, culturally sensitive educational programming incorporating the spiritual environment of the faith community, such as the Witness Project, can positively influence breast cancer screening behaviors among rural, underserved African American women.

TL;DR: A1 Introduction to the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Optimizing Personal and Population Health.

TL;DR: Intervention research in eastern Arkansas demonstrated a significant increase in the practice of breast self-examination and mammography after participation in the Witness Project, demonstrating that culturally appropriate cancer education programs are able to change behavior by meeting the beliefs of participants rather than attempting to change their beliefs.