This review summarizes and synthesizes research findings on risk perception and risk
communication related to cancer screening behaviors. The focus is on cancers for which …

Conclusions from empirical research employing the Health Belief Model (HBM) to
investigate breast and cervical cancer and women's preventive health behaviors have been …

Cervical cancer is still widely prevalent in the female population. This study explores the
relationship of cervical cancer screening, positive versus negative Papanicolaou's test …

Objective: This article reports findings from the National Study of Women with Physical
Disabilities about rates of screening for breast and cervical cancer and factors associated …

Background Despite increasingly widespread use of the Papanicolaou smear, almost half of
all women with invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed at a late stage (regional or distant) …

PURPOSE A randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of a telephone
counseling intervention to improve patient adherence to colposcopic examination for …

Objectives: The main purpose was to assess associations between HBM variables and
participation in cervical cancer screening programs in a sample of Iranian women. Methods …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) rates for Japanese migrants to the United States increased rapidly
to surpass the level of the host population. CRC rates for the Japanese in Hawaii and …

We have developed the Psychosocial Effects of Abnormal Pap Smears Questionnaire
(PEAPS-Q) which measures distress experienced by women undergoing follow-up …

Purpose There are few data on the short-term effects of participating in cancer prevention
activities, undergoing genetic risk assessment, or having routine screening. The objective of …