Elisa M. Rodriguez

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined current physical activity levels and preferences for exercise settings and activities among adult survivors of childhood cancers as a strategy to inform the feasibility and design of such programs.

TL;DR: Community responses indicated the importance of creating trust through respectful partnership; promoting culturally appropriate recruitment materials; the need for a greater understanding of consenting and signature processes; the necessity for concise summary sheets; and a desire to have information that community member understand.

TL;DR: This study examined factors associated with an invitation to participate in biomedical research, intent to participateIn biomedical research in the future, and participation in biomedicalResearch and biospecimen donation among a diverse, multilingual, community‐based sample across 3 distinct geographic areas.

TL;DR: A collaboration with scientists at a designated National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center to test the feasibility of community-based approaches for engaging Latinos in biospecimen donation for cancer genomic research found the majority of participants had never participated in biospectimen donation, but despite being unaware of the biobank, they expressed willingness to participate as a way to help advance research.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a health education program for immigrant and refugee women, delivered in community-based settings and involving interpreters, can enhance breast cancer knowledge and lead to improvements in mammography completion.