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Petra Helbig

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  8
Citations -  335

Petra Helbig is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Clinical trial. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 286 citations.

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Medical Mistrust and Less Satisfaction With Health Care Among Native Americans Presenting for Cancer Treatment

TL;DR: A comparative community-based participatory research project in which newly-diagnosed cancer patients were prospectively surveyed using novel scales for medical mistrust and satisfaction with health care, and race was the only factor found to be significantly predictive of higher mistrust and lower satisfaction scores.
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Establishing a patient navigator program to reduce cancer disparities in the American Indian communities of Western South Dakota: initial observations and results.

TL;DR: Early findings suggest that patient navigation is a critical component in addressing cancer disparities in this population, and has established trust with individual cancer patients, with the tribal councils, and with the general population on each of the three reservations of western South Dakota.
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Involving American Indians and medically underserved rural populations in cancer clinical trials

TL;DR: Clinical trial participation in this medically underserved population was low overall, but approximately 3-fold higher than reported national accrual rates.
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Assessing cancer stage and screening disparities among Native American cancer patients.

TL;DR: Native American cancer patients presented with higher rates of advanced-stage disease for screening-detectable cancers, lower levels of basic cancer screening knowledge, and more negative attitudes about cancer treatment than white patients.