Record Nr.

UNINA9910781961403321

Titolo

Cancer disparities [[electronic resource] ] : causes and evidence-based solutions / / [edited by] Ronit Elk, Hope Landrine

Pubbl/distr/stampa


New York, : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-283-31697-8

9786613316974

0-8261-0883-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (581 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ElkRonit

LandrineHope <1954->

Disciplina

614.5/9990973

Soggetti

Cancer - Social aspects

Social status - Health aspects - United States

Cancer - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The biology of cancer and its relationship to disparities in cancer occurrence and outcomes / Brooke Sylvester, Olufunmilayo I. Olipade, and Margaret K. Offermann -- Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in cancer incidence, stage, survival, and mortality in the U.S. / Jiemin Ma, Rebecca Siegel, and Ahmedin Jemal -- Disparities in cancer risk factors and cancer screening in the U.S. / Vilma Cokkinides ... [et al.] -- Disparities in cancer treatment : untangling the contributing factors in breast, colorectal, and lung cancer / Ronit Elk ... [et al.] -- Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities among cancer survivors and informal caregivers / Tenbroeck Smith ... [et al.] -- The geography of cancer and cancer risk factors : implications of neighbourhood disparities for cancer disparities / Hope Landrine ... [et al.] -- Five-a-day and fit-for-life badge programs for cancer prevention in Boy Scouts / Amy Shirong Lu ... [et al.] -- A systematic approach to developing contextually, culturally, and gender-sensitive interventions for African American men : the example of Men 4 Health / Derek M. Griffiths, Katie Gunger, and Julie O. Allen -- The North Carolina beauty and health project : preventing cancer in African

American beauty salons / Laura Linnan ... [et al.] -- Promoting healthy eating by strengthening family relations : design and implementation of the entire familia : reflejos de salud intervention / Guadalupe X. Ayala ... [et al.] -- Racial disparities in breast and cervical cancer : can legislative action work? / E. Kathleen Adams and Li-Nien Chien -- Messengers for health : a community-based participatory research intervention in a native American community / Vanessa Watts Simonds -- Tools for improving colorectal cancer screening rates : multimedia vs. print in an underserved community / Gregory Makoul, David Baker and Denise Scholtens --

Partnering with safety-net primary care clinics : a model to enhance screening in low income populations : principles, challenges, and key lessons / Samantha Hendren, Sharon Humiston, and Kevin Fiscella -- Esperanza y vida : familias saludables empiezan con mujeres saludables (hope and life : health families begin with healthy women) / Deborah O. Erwin ... [et al.] -- A decision support intervention for black women eligible for adjuvant systemic therapy : sisters informing sisters about breast cancer treatment : an intervention to reduce treatment disparities / Vanessa B. Sheppard ... [et al.] -- Prostate cancer patient education project (PCPEP) : prostate cancer symptom management in low-literacy men / David M. Latini ... [et al.] -- Automated pain intervention for underserved African American and Latina women with breast cancer / Karen O. Anderson -- Psycho-educational and spiritual interventions for low income cancer patients : results of randomized and patient preference trials on adherence and quality of life outcomes / Alyson B. Moadel ... [et al.] -- Psycho-educational intervention among underserved cervical cancer survivors / Kimlin Ashing-Giwa, Jung-won Lim, and Mayra Serrano -- Sexual minority women with a history of breast cancer: moving towards interventions / Ulrike Boehmer and Deborah Bowen -- Paths for the future : using what we've learned to eliminate cancer disparities / Bruce Rapkin.

Sommario/riassunto

Cancer is not randomly distributed in the United States. Its incidence varies by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other geographic and demographic factors. This volume is the first to examine the biological, racial, and socioeconomic factors that influence cancer incidence and survival and presents 15 previously unpublished, evidence-based interventions that can be used to reduce and eliminate cancer disparities. The book explains the nature, scope, and causes of cancer disparities across different populations and then presents unique programs proven to reduce such inequalities in th

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972101303321

Autore

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, <1225?-1274.>

Titolo

Commentary on the Gospel of John . Chapters 1-5 / / St. Thomas Aquinas ; translated by Fabian Larcher and James A. Weisheipl ; with introduction and notes by Daniel Keating and Matthew Levering

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8132-1773-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Commentary on the Gospel of John ; ; ch. 1-5

Thomas Aquinas in translation

Altri autori (Persone)

LarcherFabian

WeisheiplJames A

KeatingDaniel

LeveringMatthew