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Barriers to breast cancer screening participation among Jordanian and Palestinian American women
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Clinicians should be cognizant of the culture, beliefs and practices of Arab Middle Eastern immigrant women and the influence of these factors on their decision to participate in routine BCS.About:
This article is published in European Journal of Oncology Nursing.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 92 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breast cancer screening.read more
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Breast cancer in Arab populations: molecular characteristics and disease management implications.
TL;DR: The incidence of breast cancer is lower in women from Arab countries than in Europe and the USA but is rising fast as discussed by the authors, and the disparities are not confined to clinicopathological features but also exist at the molecular level, as shown by findings of genome-wide association studies and expression profiling.
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What do people fear about cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of cancer fears in the general population.
Charlotte Vrinten,Lesley M McGregor,Malgorzata Heinrich,Christian von Wagner,Jo Waller,Jane Wardle,Georgia Black +6 more
TL;DR: This work systematically reviewed and synthesised qualitative literature to explore what people fear about cancer and elucidate fear's behavioural effects.
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The Health of Arab Americans in the United States: An Updated Comprehensive Literature Review.
TL;DR: More research is needed to identify risks and needs of this marginalized population given the current social and political climate in the United States, especially with regard to acculturation status and immigrant generation status.
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Tackling cancer burden in the Middle East: Qatar as an example
TL;DR: Key challenges are outlined-namely, human capacity and training, subspecialisation of services, building on international cancer research initiatives, and the need for earlier diagnosis and awareness in the population.
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Breast Cancer Screening Barriers from the Womans Perspective: a Meta-synthesis
Saber Azami-Aghdash,Morteza Ghojazadeh,Sepideh Gareh Sheyklo,Amin Daemi,Kasra Kolahdouzan,Mohammad Mohseni,Ahmad Moosavi +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the most important barriers from the point of view of 1,084 women were lack of knowledge, access barriers (financial, geographical, cultural), fear of results and pain), performance of service providers, women's beliefs, procrastination of screening, embarrassment, long wait for getting an appointment, language problems, and previous negative experiences.
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Donald A. Berry,Kathleen A. Cronin,Sylvia K. Plevritis,Dennis G. Fryback,Lauren Clarke,Marvin Zelen,Jeanne S. Mandelblatt,Andrei Yakovlev,J. Dik F. Habbema,Eric J. Feuer +9 more
TL;DR: Seven statistical models showed that both screening mammography and treatment have helped reduce the rate of death from breast cancer in the United States.
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Revised susceptibility, benefits, and barriers scale for mammography screening.
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Cancer statistics by race and ethnicity.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented cancer incidence and mortality for five racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including African Americans, American Indians, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and whites.
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