2023
Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal
Paneru B, Karmacharya A, Bharati A, Makaju S, Adhikari B, Kafle D, Shakya S, Spiegelman D, Seth S, Stangl A, Shrestha A, Shrestha A. Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0285771. PMID: 37200234, PMCID: PMC10194964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening uptakeCancer screening uptakeScreening uptakeMultivariable logistic regressionCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaCervical cancerAge of menarcheFirst sexual intercourseLogistic regressionNepalese womenSexual intercourseReproductive health variablesCervical cancer screeningEffective screening programsSemi-urban areasCross-sectional studyPercent of womenMean total scoreFamily planning usersScreening servicesCancer screeningCommon cancerDisease burdenScreening program
2022
Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals
Cheng E, Lee DH, Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, Eliassen AH, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA, Fuchs CS, Spiegelman D. Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac021-. PMID: 35603853, PMCID: PMC8973409, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific mortalityHealth Study IIUterine corpusCause of deathCommon cancerThyroid cancerPrimary cancerCancer survivorsLung cancerCumulative mortalityHealth StudyColorectal cancer-specific mortalityLong-term overall survivalNurses' Health Study IICancer-specific mortality ratesU.S. health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowNurses' Health StudyMale cancer survivorsFemale cancer survivorsProfessionals FollowMost patientsOverall survivalExcess riskUrinary bladder