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Perceptions of cervical cancer prevention on Twitter uncovered by different sampling strategies by Le, Gem M, Radcliffe, Kate, Lyles, Courtney, Lyson, Helena C, Wallace, Byron, Sawaya, George, Pasick, Rena, Centola, Damon, Sarkar, Urmimala

“…Cervical cancer prevention is possible through use of the HPV vaccine and Pap tests, yet the vaccine remains underutilized. We obtained publicly-available…”
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Content shared on social media for national cancer survivors day 2018 by Cherian, Roy, Le, Gem, Whall, James, Gomez, Scarlett, Sarkar, Urmimala

“…Studies estimate that the number of cancer survivors will double by 2050 due to improvements in diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy. Despite the growing…”
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Egocentric social networks, lifestyle behaviors, and body size in the Asian Community Health Initiative (CHI) cohort by Kroenke, Candyce H, Le, Gem M, Conroy, Shannon M, Canchola, Alison J, Shariff-Marco, Salma, Gomez, Scarlett Lin

“…Social networks have been shown to influence lifestyle behaviors in non-Latinx white (NLW) populations. We examined their influence in Asian American, Native…”
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Health Information–seeking Behaviors and Preferences of a Diverse, Multilingual Urban Cohort by Khoong, Elaine C, Le, Gem M, Hoskote, Mekhala, Rivadeneira, Natalie A, Hiatt, Robert A, Sarkar, Urmimala

“…INTRODUCTION:In order to address health disparities, it is important to understand how vulnerable individuals seek information. This study used an adapted…”
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Social Media as a Tool to Promote Health Awareness: Results from an Online Cervical Cancer Prevention Study by Lyson, Helena C., Le, Gem M., Zhang, Jingwen, Rivadeneira, Natalie, Lyles, Courtney, Radcliffe, Kate, Pasick, Rena J., Sawaya, George, Sarkar, Urmimala, Centola, Damon

“…Online social media platforms represent a promising opportunity for public health promotion. Research is limited, however, on the effectiveness of social media…”
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Cancer patient perspectives on survivorship goals from the Smart Patients online community by Hoskote, Mekhala, Le, Gem, Cherian, Roy, Zeiger, Roni, Sarkar, Urmimala

“…Background Cancer impacts individuals’ life goals. Recent cancer care guidelines recommend discussing life goals as part of patient-provider communication. The…”
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Chinese Americans: Efficacy of Lay Health Worker Outreach and Print Materials by Nguyen, Tung T., MD, Tsoh, Janice Y., PhD, Woo, Kent, MSW, Stewart, Susan L., PhD, Le, Gem M., PhD, Burke, Adam, PhD, Gildengorin, Ginny, PhD, Pasick, Rena J., DrPH, Wang, Jun, PhD, Chan, Elaine, BA, Fung, Lei-Chun, MPH, Jih, Jane, MD, McPhee, Stephen J., MD

“…Introduction Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. Evidence-based interventions to increase CRC screening in this population are…”
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Using Social Media to Target Cancer Prevention in Young Adults: Viewpoint by Sarkar, Urmimala, Le, Gem M, Lyles, Courtney R, Ramo, Danielle, Linos, Eleni, Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten

“…Focusing on primary cancer prevention can reduce its incidence. Changing health behaviors is critical to cancer prevention. Modifiable cancer risk factors…”
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Factors associated with biomedical research participation within community‐based samples across 3 National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers by Barrett, Nadine J., Rodriguez, Elisa M., Iachan, Ronaldo, Hyslop, Terry, Ingraham, Kearston L., Le, Gem M., Martin, Kelly, Haring, Rodney C., Rivadeneira, Natalie A., Erwin, Deborah O., Fish, Laura J., Middleton, Deirdre, Hiatt, Robert A., Patierno, Steven R., Sarkar, Urmimala, Gage‐Bouchard, Elizabeth A.

“…Background Engaging diverse populations in biomedical research, including biospecimen donation, remains a national challenge. This study examined factors…”
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Advancing Cancer Control in San Francisco: Cancer Screening in Under-Represented Populations by Rivadeneira, Natalie A., Hoskote, Mekhala, Le, Gem M., Nguyen, Tung T., Nápoles, Anna María, Pasick, Rena J., Sarkar, Urmimala, Hiatt, Robert A.

“…Cancer risk and screening data are limited in their ability to inform local interventions to reduce the burden of cancer in vulnerable populations. The San…”
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Healthcare Communication Barriers and Self-Rated Health in Older Chinese American Immigrants by Tsoh, Janice Y., Sentell, Tetine, Gildengorin, Ginny, Le, Gem M., Chan, Elaine, Fung, Lei-Chun, Pasick, Rena J., Stewart, Susan, Wong, Ching, Woo, Kent, Burke, Adam, Wang, Jun, McPhee, Stephen J., Nguyen, Tung T.

“…Older Chinese immigrants are a growing population in the United States who experience multiple healthcare communication barriers such as limited English…”
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Lung cancer incidence trends by histology type among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations in the United States, 1990-2010 by Cheng, Iona, Le, Gem M, Noone, Anne-Michelle, Gali, Kathleen, Patel, Manali, Haile, Robert W, Wakelee, Heather A, Gomez, Scarlett L

“…Lung cancer is one of the leading cancer sites diagnosed among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians (AANHPI). To better understand the…”
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The advance care planning PREPARE study among older Veterans with serious and chronic illness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Sudore, Rebecca, Le, Gem M, McMahan, Ryan, McMahon, Ryan, Feuz, Mariko, Katen, Mary, Barnes, Deborah E

“…Advance care planning (ACP) is a process whereby patients prepare for medical decision-making. The traditional objective of ACP has focused on the completion…”
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Experiences and Perceptions of Medical Discrimination Among a Multiethnic Sample of Breast Cancer Patients in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, California by QUACH, Thu, NURU-JETER, Amani, MORRIS, Pagan, ALLEN, Laura, SHEMA, Sarah J, WINTERS, June K, LE, Gem M, GOMEZ, Scarlett Lin

“…We conducted qualitative interviews with breast cancer survivors to identify themes related to institutional, personally mediated, and internalized…”
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Improving advance care planning for English-speaking and Spanish-speaking older adults: study protocol for the PREPARE randomised controlled trial by Sudore, Rebecca L, Barnes, Deborah E, Le, Gem M, Ramos, Roberto, Osua, Stacy J, Richardson, Sarah A, Boscardin, John, Schillinger, Dean

“…Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that allows patients to identify their goals for medical care. Traditionally, ACP has focused on completing advance…”
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Strategies for recruiting representative samples of Asian Americans for a population-based case–control study by Wong, Celeste K, Horn-Ross, Pamela L, Gee, Gilbert C, Shariff-Marco, Salma, Quach, Thu, Allen, Laura, Bautista, Roxanna, La Chica, Patricia Quema, Tseng, Winston, Chang, Pancho, Clarke, Christina A, Yang, Juan, Le, Gem M, Canchola, Alison, Irwin, Melinda L, Lee, Sandra Soo-Jin, Gomez, Scarlett Lin

“…BackgroundData are limited on effective methods for recruiting persons, especially from ethnically diverse populations, into population-based studies. The goal…”
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Prioritizing Outcomes for Advance Care Planning Research: Consensus from a Multidisciplinary, International Delphi Panel (TH307A) by Sudore, Rebecca, MD, You, John, MD MSc, Korfage, Ida, PhD, Rietjens, Judith, PhD, Le, Gem, PhD MHS, Heyland, Daren, MD MSc FRCPC

“…An abstract of a study by Sudore et al describing an Organizing Framework developed by a large, multi-disciplinary Delphi panel regarding patient-centered ACP…”
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The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans by Jih, Jane, Nguyen, Minh P., Ly, Irene, Tsoh, Janice Y., Le, Gem M., Woo, Kent, Chan, Elaine, Gildengorin, Ginny, Stewart, Susan L., Burke, Adam, Pasick, Rena, McPhee, Stephen J., Nguyen, Tung T.

“…Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. It is unclear whether physicians should offer all CRC screening modalities (fecal occult…”
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Erratum to: 'The advance care planning PREPARE study among older Veterans with serious and chronic illness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial' by Sudore, Rebecca, Le, Gem M, McMahan, Ryan, Feuz, Mariko, Katen, Mary, Barnes, Deborah E

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Identifying and understanding the role of key stakeholders in promoting worker health and safety in nail salons by Quach, Thu, Tsoh, Janice Y, Le, Gem, Le, Minhthu, Pham, Alene, Fu, Lisa, Luu, Vinh, Ngo, Kim, Reynolds, Peggy

“…The nail salon sector is booming, predominantly with Vietnamese immigrant workers who regularly handle nail care products containing harmful chemicals. Based…”
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