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Trusting information on cancer varies by source of information and political viewpoint
This study investigated how trusting information on cancer varies by the source of information and political viewpoint.
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Open AccessA pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nutritious meal kits and no-prep meals to improve food security and diet quality among food pantry clients
Food pantry clients have high rates of food insecurity and greater risk for and prevalence of diet-related diseases. Many clients face time, resource, and physical constraints that limit their ability to prepa...
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Survival of women diagnosed with breast cancer and who have survived a previous cancer
Many women diagnosed with breast cancer have survived previous cancer; yet little is known about the impact of previous cancer on overall and cancer-specific survival.
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Colorectal cancer incidence among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in the United States
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence has declined over the past two decades; however, these declines have not occurred equally in all populations. To better understand the impact of CRC among Hispanics, we examin...
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Open AccessRevisiting a longstanding clinical trial exclusion criterion: impact of prior cancer in early-stage lung cancer
Early-stage lung cancer represents a key focus of numerous multicenter clinical trials, but common exclusion criteria such as a prior cancer diagnosis may limit enrollment. We examined the prevalence and progn...
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Open AccessMissed opportunities: racial and neighborhood socioeconomic disparities in emergency colorectal cancer diagnosis and surgery
Disparities by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status exist for many colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes, including screening use and mortality. We used population-based data to determine if disparities also ...
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Appraisal of emerging symptoms of colorectal cancer: associations with dispositional, demographic, and tumor characteristics
The time it takes for individuals to realize that their emerging colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms are serious is often an impediment to expeditious help-seeking. Tailored educational efforts to hasten symptom ...
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Do diagnostic and treatment delays for colorectal cancer increase risk of death?
Using 1998–2005 SEER-Medicare data, we examined the effect of diagnostic and treatment delays on all-cause and colorectal cancer (CRC)-specific death among US adults aged ≥ 66 years with invasive colon or rect...
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The modifying effect of patient location on stage-specific survival following colorectal cancer using geosurvival models
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in the US, and stage at diagnosis is the primary prognostic factor. To date, the interplay between geographic place and individual characteris...
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Mediators of the effect of neighborhood poverty on physical functioning among breast cancer survivors: a longitudinal study
Female breast cancer survivors, a large and growing population, experience impaired physical functioning after treatment. Survivors living in impoverished neighborhoods may suffer even greater impairment, but ...
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Neighborhood foreclosures and self-rated health among breast cancer survivors
We determined the association of neighborhood foreclosure risk on the health status of a statewide sample of breast cancer survivors (n = 1047) and the extent to which covariates accounted for observed associatio...
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Temporal trends in geographic disparities in small-area-level colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in the United States
We examined the extent of changes in absolute and relative geographic disparities in six colorectal cancer (CRC) indicators using data about persons aged 50 and older from 195 counties in the 1988–2006 Surveil...
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National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls
We examined racial disparities (White, African American, and other race) in health status (self-rated health, lower-body functional limitations, psychological distress, and body mass index [BMI]) and behaviors...
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Temporal trends in area socioeconomic disparities in breast-cancer incidence and mortality, 1988–2005
Since an overarching goal of Healthy People 2010 was to eliminate health disparities, we determined temporal trends in socioeconomic disparities in five breast-cancer indicators (in situ, stage I, lymph-node p...
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Prevalence of Chronic Medical Conditions among Inmates in the Texas Prison System
Given the rapid growth and aging of the US prison population in recent years, the disease profile and health care needs of inmates portend to have far-reaching public health implications. Although numerous stu...
