Research Information: 2007
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We search the medical journals every month for the latest research on how prostate cancer affects the African Caribbean community. Current references that we think are useful and relevant will appear. Previous references dating back to September 2003, when the Charity’s African Caribbean project was launched, can be found in the archive. If you would like to read any of the articles in full, please visit the journal publisher’s website for ordering details and costs.
Although we try to make sure that the references on this page are up-to-date and accurate, we do not accept responsibility for the content of individual articles. References are found by searching the PubMed database and a selection of the results are shown here.
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October
Title: Racial origin is associated with poor awareness of prostate cancer in UK men, but can be increased by simple information
Author: Rajbabu K, Chandrasekera S, Zhu G et al
Journal: Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Diseases 2007: 10(3);256-60
Publisher's website: www.nature.com
Title: Rates of biochemical remission remain higher in black men compared to white men after radical prostatectomy despite similar trends in prostate specific antigen induced stage migration
Author: Wood HM, Reuther AM, Gilligan TD et al
Journal: Journal of Urology 2007: 178(4 Pt 1); 1271-6
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
Title: The Risk of Prostate Cancer amongst Black Men in the United Kingdom: The PROCESS Cohort Study
Author: Ben-Shlomo Y, Evans S, Ibrahim F et al on behalf of the PROCESS study group
Journal: European Urology; advanced online publication (March 2007)
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
Title: Testis and prostate cancer incidence in ethnic groups in South East England
Author: Jack RH, Davies EA, Møller H
Journal: International journal of andrology 2007: (4);215-20; discussion 220-1
Publisher's website: www.blackwell-synergy.com
September
Title: Fat and meat intake and prostate cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study
Author: Park SY, Murphy SP, Wilkens LR et al
Journal: International Journal of Cancer 2007: 121(6); 1339-45
Publisher's website: www3.interscience.wiley.com
Title: Racial differences in CYP3A4 genotype and survival among men treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9202: a phase III randomized trial
Author: Roach M 3rd, De Silvio M, Rebbick T et al
Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 2007: 69(1); 79-87
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
Title: Cancer incidence and mortality in the Caribbean
Author: Phillips AA, Jacobson JS, Magai C et al
Journal: Cancer Investigation 2007: 25(6); 476-83
Publisher's website: www.tandf.co.uk
Title: On the importance of race, socioeconomic status, and comorbidity when evaluating quality of life in men with prostate cancer
Author: Ramsey SD, Zeliadt SB, Hall IJ et al
Journal: Urologic Oncology 2007: 25(5); 441-2
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
August
Title: Racial differences in serum selenium concentration: analysis of US population data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Author: Vogt TM, Ziegler RG, Patterson BH et al
Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology 2007: 166(3); 280-8
Publisher's website: www.oup.co.uk
July
Title: Differences in prognostic factors and survival among White men and Black men with prostate cancer, California, 1995-2004
Author: Robbins AS, Yin D, Parikh-Patel A
Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology 2007: 166(1); 71-8
Publisher's website: www.oup.co.uk
Title: Decrease in racial disparities in the staging evaluation for prostate cancer after publication of staging guidelines
Author: Abraham N, Wan F, Montagnet C et al
Journal: The Journal of urology 2007: 178(1); 82-7
Publisher's website: www.jurology.com
June
Title: Toward a model of prostate cancer information seeking: identifying salient behavioral and normative beliefs among African American men
Author: Ross L, Kohler CL, Grimley DM et al
Journal: Health Education & Behavior 2007: 34(3); 422-40
Publisher's website: www.sagepub.com
Title: African-American men's perceptions about prostate cancer: implications for designing educational interventions
Author: Allen JD., Kennedy M, Wilson-Glover A et al
Journal: Social Science & Medicine 2007: 64(11); 2189-200
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
Title: Do racial differences in prostate size explain higher serum prostate-specific antigen concentrations among black men?
Author: Mavropoulos JC, Partin AW, Amling CL et al
Journal: Urology 2007: 69(6); 1138-42
Publisher's website: www.elsevier.com
Title: On the importance of race, socioeconomic status and comorbidity when evaluating quality of life in men with prostate cancer
Author: Ramsey SD, Zeliadt SB, Hall IJ et al
Journal: The Journal of urology 2007: 177(6); 1992-9
Publisher's website: www.jurology.com
May
Title: Extending the validity of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) at the time of prostate biopsy in a racially-mixed population
Author: Dale W, Hemmerich J. Meltzer D
Journal: Psycho-Oncology 2007: 16(5); 493-8
Publisher's website: www3.interscience.wiley.com
Title: Risk of prostate cancer for young men with a prostate specific antigen less than their age specific median
Author: Loeb S, Nadler RB, Roehl KA et al
Journal: The Journal of urology 2007: 177(5); 1745-8
Publisher's website: www.jurology.com
March
Title: Complementary and alternative medicine modality use and beliefs among African American prostate cancer survivors
Author: Jones RA, Taylor AG, Bourguignon C et al
Journal: Oncology Nursing Forum 2007: 34(2); 359-64
Publisher's website: www.ons.org
Title: Features of the metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in African-American men
Author: Beebe-Dimmer JL, Dunn RL, Sarma AV et al
Journal: Cancer 2007: 109(5); 875-81
Publisher's website: www3.interscience.wiley.com
February
Title: Epidemiology and pathophysiology of prostate cancer in African- American men.
Author: Powell IJ
Journal: The Journal of urology 2007: 177(2); 444-9
Publisher's website: www.jurology.com
January
Title: Facilitating research participation and improving quality of life for African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners. A pilot study of telephone-based coping skills training.
Author: Campbell LC, Keefe FJ, Scipio C et al
Journal: Cancer 2007: 109(2); 414-24
Publisher's website: www3.interscience.wiley.com
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