Cancer stigma has undergone an important transformation in recent decades. In general,
this disease no longer fits squarely into Goffman's classic taxonomy of stigmatized …

Purpose Compared to US urban populations, rural residents have a higher incidence of
HPV-related cancer and lower HPV vaccine coverage. This study determined what is known …

Social media has been widely used as an important source of health information, particularly
during public health crises. However, findings regarding social media's impact on young …

Importance Screening for breast and colorectal cancer has resulted in reductions in
mortality; however, questions remain regarding how these interventions are being diffused …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer
mortality among women in the United States. Efforts to promote breast cancer control in rural …

Importance National guidelines balance risks and benefits of population-level cancer
screening among adults with average risk. Older adults are not recommended to receive …

Background: Early detection of breast cancer is essential in improving overall women's
health. The researchers sought to develop a comprehensive measure that combined the …

Background Fatalism–beliefs about the causes and controllability of disease–has been
negatively associated with prevention behaviors. Fatalism has been suggested as a …

Background: Rural populations experience a disproportionate cancer burden relative to
urban populations. One possibility is that rural populations are more likely to hold …

Objective This study was a scoping review of research on cancer-related health information
seeking and needs of patients, survivor, non-patients, and caregivers. Methods This study …