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Breast Cancer
Spiritually-based breast cancer education may be more effective than secular methods
March 2nd, 2006
Spiritually-based breast cancer education for African-American women may be more effective than secular methods. Researchers at the University of Alabama report, "In partnership with an African-American church, we developed an educational booklet on breast cancer early detection from within a spiritual framework. This booklet included religious themes and biblical scripture supporting the early detection message, for women ages 40 and over to have regular mammograms." C.L. Holt and P.R. Klem explained, "The spiritually based booklet was compared against a demographically targeted booklet (for African American women, but with no spiritual or religious...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-02)
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