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Cross-sectional Study of Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers in a Latino-Serving Federally Qualified Health Center
Compared to other races/ethnicities, the Latino population has a lower rate of adherence to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines. Previous...
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Opportunities for successful de-escalation of proton pump inhibitors at a federally qualified health center
BackgroundA Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) de-escalation initiative was piloted at a Family Medicine Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) after a...
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Assessing patient-level knowledge of precision medicine in a community health center setting
As precision medicine approaches are implemented, cancer treatment decisions have come to require comprehension of genetic tests and their role in...
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Returning genomic results in a Federally Qualified Health Center: the intersection of precision medicine and social determinants of health
PurposeThis report describes the return of sequencing results to low-income Latino participants recruited through a Federally Qualified Health Center...
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Uptake of colorectal cancer screening after mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach in a newly eligible 45–49-year-old community health center population
PurposeWe assessed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) uptake following a mailed FIT intervention among 45–49-year-olds newly eligible for colorectal...
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Use of Electronic Health Records at Federally Qualified Health Centers: a Potent Tool to Increase Viral Hepatitis Screening and Address the Climbing Incidence of Liver Cancer
Viral hepatitis B and C are among the leading causes of acute and chronic liver disease in the USA. The nature of chronic liver disease is often...
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A Cancer Education-Plus-Navigation Intervention Implemented Within a Federally Qualified Health Center and Community-Based Settings
Despite the availability of effective cancer screening tests, Latinos are screened at lower rates than non-Hispanic Whites. We implemented and...
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Access to Cancer Care Resources in a Federally Qualified Health Center: a Mixed Methods Study to Increase the Understanding of Met and Unmet Needs of Cancer Survivors
Assessing the met and unmet needs of cancer survivors is critical in optimizing access to cancer services especially in underserved populations. The...
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Supporting implementation science and health equity in cancer prevention and control through research networks
The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a national network of academic, public health, and community organizational partners...
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Adapting a Research and Community Capacity-Building Program to Address Rural Cancer Burden and Facilitate Partnership Development Between Rural Community Stakeholders and an Urban Comprehensive Cancer Center
While rural–urban cancer disparities persist, the research building capacity between rural communities and high-quality cancer centers remains...
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Principles to operationalize equity in cancer research and health outcomes: lessons learned from the cancer prevention and control research network
Reflecting their commitment to advancing health equity, the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) established a Health Equity...
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Precision public health in the era of genomics and big data
Precision public health (PPH) considers the interplay between genetics, lifestyle and the environment to improve disease prevention, diagnosis and...
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Income disparities in driving distance to health care infrastructure in the United States: a geographic information systems analysis
ObjectiveInequities in access to health care contribute to persisting disparities in health care outcomes. We constructed a geographic information...
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Increasing access to individualized medicine: a matched-cohort study examining Latino participant experiences of genomic screening
PurposeMultiple efforts are underway to increase the inclusion of racial minority participants in genomic research and new forms of individualized...
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Research-practice partnership: supporting rural cancer survivors in Montana
The objective of this Research-Practice Partnership was to disseminate and implement strategies to assist Community Health Centers in improving the...
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Twenty years of collaborative research to enhance community practice for cancer prevention and control
The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) was established in 2002 to conduct applied research and undertake related activities to...
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Geographic hotspot detection for late-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: novel approach to cancer control
ImportanceAs hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-associated mortality continues to rise in the United States, there is a crucial need for strategies to...
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American Indian/Alaska Native men are less likely to receive prostate-specific antigen testing and digital rectal exams from primary care providers than White men: a secondary analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2012–2018
Purpose(1) Identify the proportion of primary care visits in which American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) men receive a prostate-specific antigen test...
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A framework for building comprehensive cancer center’s capacity for bidirectional engagement
PurposeCommunity engagement has benefits for cancer centers’ work and for its researchers. This study examined the experiences and perceptions of...
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It’s Not Always Easy: Cancer Survivorship Care in Primary Care Settings
By 2040, an anticipated 26.1 million people with a history of cancer will be part of the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to explore...