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Gastric cancer is the most common cancer in Korea and has overall survival rate of around 50%. Gastric cancer detected in early stage can be cured by endoscopic resection or...
Colorectal cancer is common worldwide, and the elderly are disproportionately affected. Increasing age is a risk factor for the development of precancerous adenomas and colorectal cancer, thus raising the issue...
PURPOSE: This study examined current research theories and methods, cultural factors, and culturally relevant interventions associated with breast and cervical cancer screening in Korean American (KA) women.
METHODS: Based on Ganong's...
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether annual screening reduces ovarian cancer mortality in women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer.
METHODS: Data was obtained from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of previous gynecologic surgery, hormone use, and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the risk of type 1 and type 2 ovarian cancer.
METHODS: We utilized...
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to evaluate the relationships between psychosocial characteristics and changes in the stage of breast cancer screening behavior.
METHODS: The 474 study subjects were randomly sampled...