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Breast Cancer
Research results from Georgetown University update knowledge of breast cancer
January 8th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "This study developed and evaluated a culturally tailored video guided by the health belief model to improve Chinese women's low rate of mammography use. Focus-group discussions and an advisory board meeting guided the video development." "A 17-min video, including a soap opera and physician-recommendation segment, was made in Chinese languages. A pretest/posttest pilot was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the video in changing knowledge, beliefs, and screening intentions among Chinese women ( age >= 40) who were nonadherent to current National Cancer Institute's mammography guidelines (n = 52). The results...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-08)
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