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African American Women's Experiences With the Initial Discovery, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Breast Cancer

Nancy R. Lackey
Marie F. Gates
Gwendolyn Brown
ONF 2001, 519-527 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To describe the experiences of African American women living with breast cancer following the primary diagnosis and while undergoing initial treatment. Design: Phenomenologic. Sample/Setting: 13 African American women (ages 30– 66) purposefully selected from two oncology clinics...
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The Relationship Between Access and Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in African American and Caucasian Women

Sandra C. Garmon Bibb
ONF 2001, 711-719 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To identify the relationships among potential access, realized access, and stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in African American and Caucasian women receiving care within an equal economic access healthcare system. DESIGN: Descriptive-comparative design. Setting: Department of...
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Disparities in Hispanic Care

Marjorie Petty
CJON 2019, 23(3), 235 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.235
Attendees at a 2019 ONS Congress session about disparities in clinical trials seemed to be aware that African Americans are underrepresented. But what about Hispanic patients with cancer? I sensed that some of my colleagues had not considered Hispanic recruitment before and were surprised to learn...
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Cancer Clinical Trials: Improving Awareness and Access for Minority and Medically Underserved Communities

Melissa Beauchemin
Grace Hillyer
Diane St. Germain
CJON 2019, 23(2), 220-223 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.220-223
Cancer clinical trials offer patients an opportunity to receive new and innovative treatment, as well as contribute to the future of cancer care. Enrollment onto clinical trials also may lead to better care and outcomes; however, few adult patients with cancer and even fewer ethnic and racial...
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Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

Tracy E. Crane
Terry A. Badger
Alla Sikorskii
Chris Segrin
Chiu-Hsieh Hsu
Anne G. Rosenfeld
ONF 2019, 46(2), 217-227 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.217-227
Objectives: To identify subgroups of Latina breast cancer survivors with unique trajectories of depression and anxiety and examine predictors associated with these subgroups. Sample & Setting: Secondary analysis of Latina breast cancer survivors (N = 293) from three psychosocial intervention...
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