July 29, 2015
Mayo Clinic and ASU Faculty Awarded $3.1M for Joint Cancer Survivorship Efforts
An important milestone has been reached with joint efforts between Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University regarding Cancer Survivorship. Specifically, a major RO1 National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute research grant was awarded to a project entitled, “Effects of Meditative Movement (Qigong/Tai Chi Easy) on Fatigued Breast Cancer Survivors” led by Arizona State University’s Linda Larkey, PhD, a professor […]
Tags: Arizona news, breast cancer, Linda Larkey, news, NIH Grant, Qigong, Tai Chi, top news
October 2, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Researchers Steven C. Ames, Ph.D. Sarah Osian, Ph.D. (UF Health) Gerardo Colón-Otero, M.D. Summary Utilizing focus groups with African American women residing in Health Zone 1 to understand if there are any existing cultural or access barriers that lead to late stage treatment of breast cancer.
Tags: African American women, breast cancer, Florida project, Gerardo Colón-Otero M.D., health disparities, Mayo Clinic, project
September 11, 2014
Examining Reasons for Breast Cancer Disparities in African American Women in Duval County, FL
By OHDR Admin
Steven C. Ames, Ph.D. Consultant, Hematology and Oncology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida Abstract Nationwide statistics report that Duval County (Greater Jacksonville, FL) has the highest breast cancer mortality for AA women in the state of Florida.
Tags: African American women, breast cancer, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, pilot project 2014, project, Steven C. Ames Ph.D.
September 9, 2014
Living Cancer Out Loud: The Coalition of Blacks Against Breast Cancer (CBBC) in Arizona
By Marion Kelly
Tags: Arizona news, breast cancer, Coalition of Blacks Against Breast Cancer, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, Michele Halyard M.D., news
September 4, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Researcher Wesley O. Petersen, Ph.D. Summary Increase breast cancer screening participation in Bemidji area women.
Tags: breast cancer, health disparities, mammography, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota project, project, Wesley O. Petersen Ph.D.