Implementing women's cancer screening programs in American Indian and Alaska Native populationsPaula M Lantz
Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 109 Observatory, Room M3116, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Health Care Women Int 24:674-96. 2003
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Sample genetic policy language for research conducted with native communitiesLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:52-7. 2005
..corrected] We have been repeatedly asked to clarify genetic issues that have cultural ramifications for Native communities...
Community-driven Native American cancer survivors' quality of life research prioritiesLinda Burhansstipanov
Native Amerivcan Cancer Research Corp, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:7-11. 2005
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A review of effective strategies for native women's breast health outreach and educationLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Initiatives, Inc, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:71-9. 2005
..This commentary provides a summary of a pilot study designed to assist the American Cancer Society in revising the Circle of Life breast health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs)...
Lessons learned from community-based participatory research in Indian countryLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Research Corp, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
Cancer Control 12:70-6. 2005
..The majority of tribal Nations prefer, if not mandate, that CBPR be used in most proposed studies involving their communities today...
Online evaluation programs: benefits and limitationsLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corporation NACR, 3022 South Nova Road, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 27:S24-31. 2012
..The tailored data are useful for the partners to generate summaries for inclusion in new grant applications...
Native American breast cancer survivors' physical conditions and quality of lifeLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Grants, 3022 South Nova Road, Pine, CO 80470, USA
Cancer 116:1560-71. 2010
..The focus of the program is to improve quality of life (QOL) for Native American breast cancer survivors...
Comparison of quality of life between Native and non-Native cancer survivors: Native and non-Native cancer survivors' QOLLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corporation, 3022 South Nova Road, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 27:S106-13. 2012
..Although this is the largest sample of Native cancer survivors reported in peer-reviewed manuscripts, these Native survivorship data are based on a self-selected group and it is unknown if the findings are generalizable to others...
From survivorship to thrivership: native peoples weaving a healthy life from cancerDiane Weiner
Native American Cancer Research, Pine, CO 80470-7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:28-32. 2005
..RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Evaluation showed that both Native men and women had greater confidence in their abilities to cope with their healing and recovery from cancer following participation...
Breast screening navigator programs within three settings that assist underserved womenLinda Burhansstipanov
Grants Office, Native American Cancer Research Corporation, 3022 South Nova Road, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 25:247-52. 2010
..The navigator-implemented intervention was statistically significant at the 0.05 level for increasing rescreening...
The use of an electronic audience response system for data collectionEduard J Gamito
Native American Cancer Research, Pine, CO 80470-7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:80-6. 2005
..CONCLUSIONS: ARS is a useful data collection tool that works well with diverse populations and greatly increases data accuracy and completeness while maintaining participant confidentiality...
Lessons learned while developing "Clinical Trials Education for Native Americans" curriculumLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corporation, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
Cancer Control 10:29-36. 2003
..The lessons shared here, which may need to be modified to be culturally relevant to other underrepresented communities, may be beneficial to others developing similar curricula for other medically underserved populations...
Preliminary lessons learned from the "Native Navigators and the Cancer Continuum" (NNACC)Linda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corporation NACR, 3022 South Nova Road, Pine, CO 80470 7830, USA
J Cancer Educ 27:S57-65. 2012
..The community interest in taking part in the workshops was greater than what was anticipated. All of the Navigators' skills are improving and all are enjoying working with the community...
Native American recommendations for genetic research to be culturally respectfulLinda Burhansstipanov
Native American Cancer Research Corp, Pine, Colorado, USA
Jurimetrics 42:149-57. 2002
..This article describes genetic research issues and recommendations identified by inter-tribal Native American groups in meetings with tribal leaders from 1995 through 1999...
American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: women's cancer screening and resultsDelight E Satter
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, University of California at Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:58-64. 2005
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Public education strategies for delivering breast and cervical cancer screening in American Indian and Alaska Native populationsCarlyn E Orians
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington 98105-3949, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 10:46-53. 2004
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Establishing trusting partnerships for successful recruitment of American Indians to clinical trialsDaniel G Petereit
Department of Radiation Oncology, John T Vucurevich Regional Cancer Care Institute, Rapid City Regional Hospital, 353 Fairmont Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Cancer Control 15:260-8. 2008
..This differential response to treatment, a disparity in itself, might be overcome if the molecular reasons were better understood...
Disparities in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Women Enrolled in MedicareRobin Taylor Wilson
Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:648-64. 2007
..We identified 2,031 women (67 American Indian, 333 Hispanic and 1,631 NHW women with time to treatment information. Treatment intervals from diagnosis to surgery (all stages, 18 versus 4 days, p...
California American Indian and Alaska natives tribal groups' care access and utilization of care: policy implicationsBrenda F Seals
Temple University Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Cancer Educ 21:S15-21. 2006
..Results. We found significant differences among the 3 tribal subgroups for various measures of health care coverage and utilization. Conclusions. AIAN must be disaggregated to provide appropriate data for public health and policy making...
The "Spirit of Eagles" legacyJudith Salmon Kaur
Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Cancer 107:1987-94. 2006
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Cancer screening and risk factor rates among American IndiansJudith Swan
MHS, 6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 504, Bethesda, MD 20892 8315
Am J Public Health 96:340-50. 2006
..We examined cancer screening and risk factor patterns in California using 4 different statistical tabulations of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations...
Increasing access to clinical cancer trials and emerging technologies for minority populations: the Native American ProjectDaniel G Petereit
John T. Vucurevich Cancer Care Institute, Rapid City, SD, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:4452-5. 2004
A comparison of two Native American Navigator formats: face-to-face and telephoneMark B Dignan
University of Kentucky Prevention Research Center, Lexington, KY 40504 3381, USA
Cancer Control 12:28-33. 2005
..There was no difference in change from pretest to posttest between the telephone and face-to-face groups. Navigators can be effective in increasing adherence to recommendations for screening mammography among urban American Indian women...
Communicating respectfully with American Indian and Alaska natives: lessons from the California Health Interview SurveyDelight E Satter
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research, 90024, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:49-51. 2005
..In this article, we review the training materials. We hope that these few tips will help others have successful experiences communicating respectfully with American Indian and Alaska Natives...
Walking forward: the South Dakota Native American projectDaniel G Petereit
John T Vucurevich Cancer Institute, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:65-70. 2005
..It is hypothesized that a conventional course of cancer treatment lasting 6 to 8 weeks may be a barrier...
Successful implementation of genetic Education for Native Americans workshops at national conferencesMark B Dignan
University of Kentucky Prevention Research Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40504 3381, USA
Genetics 169:517-21. 2005
..This article describes the evaluation findings from our implementation of both formats of the GENA curriculum...