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| Arica WhiteSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Racial and ethnic differences in health status and health behavior among breast cancer survivors--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009Arica White
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Cancer Surviv 7:93-103. 2013..We examined racial/ethnic differences in health status and behaviors among female breast cancer survivors compared to females without breast cancer...
Racial disparities in colorectal cancer survival: to what extent are racial disparities explained by differences in treatment, tumor characteristics, or hospital characteristics?Arica White
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 116:4622-31. 2010..The objective of this analysis was to determine the extent to which racial/ethnic disparities in survival are explained by differences in sociodemographics, tumor characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and hospital characteristics...- Racial/ethnic disparities in survival among men diagnosed with prostate cancer in TexasArica White
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 117:1080-8. 2011..The objective of this analysis was to determine whether racial disparities in survival for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Texas from 1995 through 2002 remained after adjusting for SES, rural residence, and stage of disease... - Racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening persisted despite expansion of Medicare's screening reimbursementArica White
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:811-7. 2011..We examined the effect of Medicare's expansion of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test reimbursement on racial/ethnic disparities in CRC screening... - 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... - Is the accuracy of self-reported colorectal cancer screening associated with social desirability?Sally W Vernon
University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 2560, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:61-5. 2012..We examined whether the tendency to give socially desirable responses was associated with concordance between self-reported colorectal cancer (CRC) screening behaviors and medical records... - Racial disparities and treatment trends in a large cohort of elderly African Americans and Caucasians with colorectal cancer, 1991 to 2002Arica White
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer 113:3400-9. 2008..However, little is known about whether these disparities have changed over time. The objective of this study was to determine whether racial disparities in receiving standard therapy have declined between 1991 and 2002... - Racial disparities and treatment trends in a large cohort of elderly black and white patients with nonsmall cell lung cancerDale Hardy
Division of Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 115:2199-211. 2009..This study investigated whether there was a significant gap in receipt of treatment for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between blacks and whites, and whether the gap or disparity changed during the past 12 years from 1991 to 2002... - Patterns of colorectal cancer test use, including CT colonography, in the 2010 National Health Interview SurveyJean A Shapiro
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:895-904. 2012..A newer test, computed tomographic (CT) colonography, has been recommended by some, but not all, national organizations... - Accuracy of self-reported reason for colorectal cancer testingJan M Eberth
Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:196-200. 2010..Determining the best way to identify those who have been tested for diagnosis, rather than screening, is an important next step... 
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...- Anatomic distribution of malignant melanoma on the non-Hispanic black patient, 1998-2007Zachary M Myles
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K 53, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Arch Dermatol 148:797-801. 2012....