A novel colorectal and cervical cancer education program: Findings from the community network for cancer prevention forum theater program

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 684-689

  Rustveld, Luis O ^a   Valverde, Ivan ^a   Chenier, Roshanda S ^a   McLaughlin, Robert J ^a   Waters, Vicki S ^a   Sullivan, John ^b   Jibaja Weiss, Maria L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention and education; Cervical cancer screening; Colorectal cancer screening; Forum Theater; Medically underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DRAMA; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888641673     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0530-9     Document Type: Article

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