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Breast Cancer Screening Disparities In Japanese-American Women, Theodora Stratis
Breast Cancer Screening Disparities In Japanese-American Women, Theodora Stratis
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Cancer screening disparities in ethnic minority women have received much research attention in the last several years due to a marked increase in ethnic minority cancer incidence and poor survival rates (Miller, Kollnel, Bernstein, Young Swanson, West et ah, 1996). Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for Asian American women (Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research & Training, 2002) and, although their incidence and mortality rates are lower than Caucasian women, these rates continue to increase every year. This increasing mortality rate is likely due to the underutilization of breast cancer screening by Asian American women. Asian …
Hiv Risk Among Nursing Students In Rwanda : Self-Efficacy, Knowledge And Attitudes, Jacqueline Wosinski
Hiv Risk Among Nursing Students In Rwanda : Self-Efficacy, Knowledge And Attitudes, Jacqueline Wosinski
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. With a prevalence rate of 3.1% in 2006, Rwanda is one of the hardest hit countries. Nurses are often the leading health professionals in rural communities and at the forefront of the fight against the HIV pandemic. Little has been written on how nurses are prepared to intervene successfully along the continuum of HIV prevention and care. A mixed-methods sequential exploratory approach was used to explore this question.
In the first phase, cognitive, socio-psychological, and environmental factors of nursing education in Rwanda in regard to HIV …
Novel Binding Domains Mediate Binding Of Hpv 16 E6 To Fadd And Procaspase 8, Sandy S. Tungteakkhun
Novel Binding Domains Mediate Binding Of Hpv 16 E6 To Fadd And Procaspase 8, Sandy S. Tungteakkhun
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
To evade the host response to infection, viruses have developed means to survive and propagate. HPV 16, a causative agent of cervical cancer and of some cases of oropharyngeal cancers, is one example. We have reported that the early viral protein E6 binds to proteins necessary for propagation of the apoptotic signal following receptor/ligand interactions, such as those mediated by FADD DED and procaspase 8 DED. E6 expression leads to the dose-dependent accelerated degradation of FADD and the protection of E6-expressing cells from Fas-induced apoptosis. Surprisingly, the splice isoforms of E6, E6large and E6*, affect the stability of procaspase …
Oxidative Stress-Mediated Anticancer Activity Of Novel Ahr Modulators Af & 5f203, Lancelot S. Mclean
Oxidative Stress-Mediated Anticancer Activity Of Novel Ahr Modulators Af & 5f203, Lancelot S. Mclean
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer tends to respond to anti-estrogen agents such as Tamoxifen. Approximately 40% of ER+ breast cancer is resistant to these agents and those that initially respond often acquire resistance. Estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast cancer remains largely unresponsive to these agents. It is therefore vital to discover drugs that are potent in both forms of breast cancer. Aminoflavone, (5-amino-2, 3-fluorophenyl)-6,8-difluoro-7-methyl-4H-l-benzopyran-4-one; AF; NSC 686288) and 5F203, (2-[-Amino-3-methy phenyl]-5-flurobenzothiazole) are novel anticancer candidate agents that display potent in vitro and in vivo anti-proliferative activity against select human tumor cells with a unique anticancer activity profile in the …
Application Of The Asset Mapping Model To Church Based Hiv/Aids Prevention And Control In Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Godwin Nwadibia Aja
Application Of The Asset Mapping Model To Church Based Hiv/Aids Prevention And Control In Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Godwin Nwadibia Aja
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This study examined whether HIV/AIDS activities were more frequent among churches with needs and assets for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Aba, Nigeria and whether this connection was mediated by collective efficacy. A cross-sectional design was used to obtain data in two phases. First, a three-step forum focus group discussion (FFGD) method was used to obtain data from 32 representatives of five denominations. Second, a quantitative survey questionnaire was constructed based on the result of the FFGD and the collective efficacy model. This questionnaire was administered to 830 members aged 18 years and above from 83 churches that had operated …