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Method for Obtaining Primary Ovarian Cancer Cells From Solid Specimens

Reliable tools for investigating ovarian cancer initiation and progression are urgently needed. While the use of ovarian cancer cell lines remains a ...

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To determine the disease characteristics and comorbidities predictive of vulvar cancer specific mortality and five year overall survival among older women, ages 65 and above.

Effect of age and comorbidity on the treatment and survival of older patients with vulvar cancer.

Immigrant populations in the United States (US) have lower cancer screening rates compared to none immigrant populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the rates of cancer screening and examine factors associated with cancer screening behavior among African immigrant women in Minnesota. A cross sectional survey of a community based sample was conducted among African immigrants in the Twin Cities. Cancer screening outcome measures were mammography and Papanicolau smear test. The revised theoretical model of health care access and utilization and the behavioral model for vulnerable populations were utilized to assess factors associated with cancer screening. Only 61 and 52 % of the age eligible women in the sample had ever been screened for breast and cervical cancer respectively. Among these women, duration of residence in the US and ethnicity were significant determinants associated with non-screening. Programs to enhance screening rates among this population must begin to address barriers identified by the community.

Factors Associated with Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among African Immigrant Women in Minnesota.

Over 91,000 new cases of gynecological cancers are expected to be diagnosed in 2013 in the US alone. As cancer detection technology and treatment options improve, the number of working-age cancer survivors continues to grow.

Article	Year
Effect of age and comorbidity on the treatment and survival of older patients with vulvar cancer. Gynecologic oncology\| PubMed ID: 21402401	2011
Factors Associated with Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among African Immigrant Women in Minnesota. Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health\| PubMed ID: 23334709	2013
Cancer and treatment effects on job task performance for gynecological cancer survivors. Work (Reading, Mass.)\| PubMed ID: 24004805	2013

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