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View article: Community-Driven Conversations: Partnership Building through CHEC-Ins
Community-Driven Conversations: Partnership Building through CHEC-Ins Open
CHEC-Ins proved to be a valuable strategy for defining the role of community partners and establishing the basis for a bi-directional flow of information, resources, and productive action. The two pilot CHEC-Ins revealed important insights…
View article: Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups Open
This cohort study assesses mammography use in a sample of women from participating federally qualified health centers to examine whether providing individualized breast cancer risk estimates is associated with increased uptake of cancer co…
View article: Health Insurance Status as a Predictor of Mode of Colon Cancer Detection but Not Stage at Diagnosis: Implications for Early Detection
Health Insurance Status as a Predictor of Mode of Colon Cancer Detection but Not Stage at Diagnosis: Implications for Early Detection Open
Objective For colon cancer patients, one goal of health insurance is to improve access to screening that leads to early detection, early-stage diagnosis, and polyp removal, all of which results in easier treatment and better outcomes. We e…
View article: The Uneven Distribution of Medically Underserved Areas in Chicago
The Uneven Distribution of Medically Underserved Areas in Chicago Open
Purpose: Safety net health services, such as federally funded health clinics, are interventions that aim to mitigate inequality in resource distribution, thus primarily clustered in poor areas with lack of access to health care. How…
View article: Practice setting and physician influences on judgments of colon cancer treatment by community physicians.
Practice setting and physician influences on judgments of colon cancer treatment by community physicians. Open
OBJECTIVE: This article compares judgments about the treatment of Dukes' B2 and C colon cancer made by general surgeons to those of internists and family practitioners. Physician and practice variables were specialty, affiliation with a Co…
View article: Building Cross-Institutional Collaborative Infrastructure and Processes: Early Lessons From the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative
Building Cross-Institutional Collaborative Infrastructure and Processes: Early Lessons From the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative Open
Large-scale collaborative research and education projects across institutions can be challenging, particularly when establishing a working infrastructure and aligning priorities. However, the benefit of establishing key processes in the ea…
View article: Multilevel Examination of Health Disparity: The Role of Policy Implementation in Neighborhood Context, in Patient Resources, and in Healthcare Facilities on Later Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Multilevel Examination of Health Disparity: The Role of Policy Implementation in Neighborhood Context, in Patient Resources, and in Healthcare Facilities on Later Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis Open
Background: There is a substantial racial/ethnic disparity in female breast cancer mortality in Chicago between non-Hispanic black (NHblack) and Hispanic patients compared with their non-Hispanic white (NHwhite) counterparts. This observat…
View article: A feasibility study of breast cancer genetic risk assessment in a federally qualified health center
A feasibility study of breast cancer genetic risk assessment in a federally qualified health center Open
BACKGROUND The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) endorses routine screening for genetic risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer as a component of primary health care. Implementation of this recommendation may prove challenging, espec…
View article: Patient Navigation Improves Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening After a Noncancerous Result: Evidence from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas Study
Patient Navigation Improves Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening After a Noncancerous Result: Evidence from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas Study Open
Our findings suggest that low-intensity navigation services can improve follow-up screening among women who receive a noncancerous result. Further investigation is needed to confirm navigation's impacts on longitudinal screening.
View article: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival: The Mediating Effects of Macro-Social Context and Social Network Factors.
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival: The Mediating Effects of Macro-Social Context and Social Network Factors. Open
This study attempts to clarify the associations between macro-social and social network factors and the continuing racial disparities in breast cancer survival. The study improves on prior methodologies by using a neighborhood disadvantage…
View article: Views of Low-Income Women of Color at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Views of Low-Income Women of Color at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer Open
Individual risk assessment (IRA) for breast cancer may increase adherence to risk-appropriate screening and prevention measures. However, knowledge gaps exist regarding how best to communicate IRA results and support women at increased ris…
View article: Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities
Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities Open
Community-based participatory research is a promising approach to reducing health disparities. It empowers individuals and communities to become the major players in solving their own health problems. We discuss the use of community-based …
View article: Mediation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor–Negative Breast Cancer by Socioeconomic Position and Reproductive Factors
Mediation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor–Negative Breast Cancer by Socioeconomic Position and Reproductive Factors Open
Hispanic and non-Hispanic black breast cancer patients are more likely than non-Hispanic white patients to be diagnosed with breast cancer that is negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER/PR-negative). This disparity might be t…
View article: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Symptomatic Breast Cancer Awareness despite a Recent Screen: The Role of Tumor Biology and Mammography Facility Characteristics
Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Symptomatic Breast Cancer Awareness despite a Recent Screen: The Role of Tumor Biology and Mammography Facility Characteristics Open
Background: In a racially and ethnically diverse sample of recently diagnosed urban patients with breast cancer, we examined associations of patient, tumor biology, and mammography facility characteristics on the probability of symptomatic…
View article: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Among Low-Income Women of Color in Primary Care: A Pilot Study
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Among Low-Income Women of Color in Primary Care: A Pilot Study Open
Incorporation of US Preventive Services Task Force genetic counseling recommendations as part of primary care is feasible, and warrants further investigation as a strategy for addressing disparities in breast cancer mortality.
View article: Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention Research
Calling for a Bold New Vision of Health Disparities Intervention Research Open
AffiliationsAll of the authors are affiliated with the National Cancer Institute and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. Lisa Cooper is with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimor…