Cancer, Culture, and Health Disparities

Autor: Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Annalyn Valdez-Dadia

Publikováno v: Psycho-Oncology

Culture is the core, dynamic, responsive, adaptive, and organizing system of life that (1) ensures the survival and well-being of its members, (2) provides a shared way to find meaning and purpose throughout one’s life, (3) creates culturally ident

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Incorporating cultural values and use of technology platforms may help outreach Asian Americans in cancer clinical trial participation

Autor: Tung T. Nguyen, Julie H.T. Dang, Rachel J. Mesia, Annalyn Valdez-Dadia, Edward A. Chow, Angela Sun, Vanessa Ho, Charlene Cuaresma, Moon S. Chen, Penny Lo, Joyce Cheng

Publikováno v: International Journal of Healthcare. 4:34

Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in U.S. However, they represent only 1.7% of U.S. cancer clinical trial participants. This pilot study describes findings on barriers, promoters and recommendations related to cancer clinical trial

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Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Among Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian Women: Participatory Action Research Strategies for Baseline Data Collection in California

Autor: Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Mary Anne Foo, Annalyn Valdez, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Tu-Uyen Ngoc Nguyen, Jacqueline H. Tran, Susan W. Lee

Publikováno v: Journal of Cancer Education. 21:S53-S60

BACKGROUND No data exists on the breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, and Tongan women. In this article, we describe the efforts required to conduct a baseline survey among these non-English-speaking women us

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Outcomes of a breast health project for Hmong women and men in California

Autor: Hongjian Yu, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Annalyn Valdez, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Mary Anne Foo

Publikováno v: Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie; Tanjasiri, Sora Park; Valdez, Annalyn; Yu, Hongjian; & Foo, Mary Anne. (2009). Outcomes of a breast health project for Hmong women and men in California.. American journal of public health, 99 Suppl 2(S2), S467-S473. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2008.143974. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5p16521b

Objectives. We used a community-based research approach to test a culturally based breast cancer screening program among low-income Hmong women in central and southern California. Methods. We designed a culturally informed educational program with me

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Designing culturally and linguistically appropriate health interventions: the 'Life Is Precious' Hmong breast cancer study

Autor: Georgi Pirumyan, Irene Linayao-Putman, Sora Park Tanjasiri, John Nguyen, Maichew Chao, Annalyn Valdez, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Mary Anne Foo

Publikováno v: Tanjasiri, Sora Park; Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie; Foo, Mary Anne; Chao, Maichew; Linayao-Putman, Irene; Nguyen, John; et al.(2007). Designing culturally and linguistically appropriate health interventions: the "Life Is Precious" Hmong breast cancer study.. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 34(1), 140-153. doi: 10.1177/1090198105285336. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9bf6r6bv

Cancer is the number one cause of death for Asian American women, yet they have the lowest rates of cancer screening. Contributing factors, particularly for Hmong women, include the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational interv

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