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Difference in prostate cancer rates between the United States and Spain : effect of vitamin D

Creator:

Marvel, Kathryn

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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, but rates around the world vary greatly. Americans have the highest incidence rates in the world, 4 to 5 times those of Spain. The hypothesis of this thesis was that vitamin D metabolism is a factor in prostate cancer development...

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Honors College Thesis
Breast cancer experience literature : women's stories as cultural critique

Creator:

Cohen, Karla R.

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Breast cancer statistics in the United States are staggering. As the number of women diagnosed grows, so does the number of women who are writing about their experiences. This thesis is a multi-textual work which includes both the stories of women with breast cancer as well as the thesis author's...

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Masters Thesis

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Ferguson Breast cancer statistics in the United States are staggering. As the number of women diagnosed
Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Creator:

Shirazi, Mehra A.

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation among this population. The participants in this study consisted (n=34 1) of self-identified first...

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Dissertation

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. These are breast cancer and ethnicity, acculturation and immigration, Iranians in the United State