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| Julie S TownsendSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with a family history of cancerJulie S Townsend
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genet Med 15:212-21. 2013..Genet Med 2013:15(3):212-221...
Targeting children through school-based education and policy strategies: comprehensive cancer control activities in melanoma preventionJulie S Townsend
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S104-13. 2011..Primary school-based educational strategies are proven interventions to raise children's awareness and knowledge about sun safety...
Evidence-based interventions and screening recommendations for colorectal cancer in comprehensive cancer control plans: a content analysisJulie S Townsend
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A127. 2009....
Incidence of testicular cancer in the United States, 1999-2004Julie S Townsend
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Mens Health 4:353-60. 2010..Monitoring incidence rates for rare cancers by race/ethnicity has improved with national population-based cancer registry coverage. Disparities in diagnosis stage have implications for effective treatment of TGCTs...
Persistent cigarette smoking and other tobacco use after a tobacco-related cancer diagnosisJ Michael Underwood
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Cancer Surviv 6:333-44. 2012..These risks may be even higher among tobacco-related cancer survivors (TRCS). We describe tobacco use behaviors among TRCS, other cancer survivors, and people without a history of cancer...
Racial and regional disparities in lung cancer incidenceJ Michael Underwood
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Cancer 118:1910-8. 2012..We examined data from 2004 to 2006 for lung cancer incidence rates by demographics, including race and geographic region, to identify potential health disparities...
Cancer screening and history of sexual violence victimization among U.S. adultsLisa C Watson-Johnson
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotions, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:17-25. 2012..Little is known about the effect a history of sexual violence (SV) victimization has on the likelihood of reporting screening tests for cancer. This study investigates the association between SV victimization and cancer screening behaviors...
Surveillance of demographic characteristics and health behaviors among adult cancer survivors--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009J Michael Underwood
CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 61:1-23. 2012..Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this report provides a descriptive state-level assessment of demographic characteristics and health behaviors among cancer survivors aged ≥18 years...
Use of 2001-2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to characterize cancer survivors in North CarolinaLisa C Richardson
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
N C Med J 72:20-7. 2011..We used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to examine demographic characteristics, health status, quality of life, and preventive health behaviors among adult cancer survivors in North Carolina...
Comprehensive cancer control programs and coalitions: partnering to launch successful colorectal cancer screening initiativesLaura C Seeff
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Cancer Causes Control 21:2023-31. 2010..This paper summarizes several national initiatives and features several Comprehensive Cancer Control Program colorectal cancer control successes...
