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Empowering Low-Income Women With Breast Cancer: Promoting Acupuncture At Community Health Fairs, Katrina Ramos Jan 2024

Empowering Low-Income Women With Breast Cancer: Promoting Acupuncture At Community Health Fairs, Katrina Ramos

Nursing | Senior Theses

While research has explored the positive effects of acupuncture on cancer and cancer treatment symptoms, a notable gap exists in understanding its impact on lower-income populations. These individuals encounter barriers to accessing acupuncture, such as limited availability, cost, and provider knowledge. This longitudinal study aims to assess the impact of community health fairs, featuring acupuncture information for breast cancer and chemotherapy-induced symptoms, on the acceptance and utilization rates of acupuncture among low-income women with breast cancer. Collaborating with the Women’s Cancer Resource Center and a local non-profit integrative cancer care clinic in Oakland, we will conduct a three-day health fair …


Next Top Model: An Overview Of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models, Pooja Agrawal, Carolyn Audet, Laura Ernst, Katie Lang, Sonya Reid, Katie Davis, Rebecca Selove, Maureen Sanderson, Lucy Spalluto Jan 2024

Next Top Model: An Overview Of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models, Pooja Agrawal, Carolyn Audet, Laura Ernst, Katie Lang, Sonya Reid, Katie Davis, Rebecca Selove, Maureen Sanderson, Lucy Spalluto

Gulf Coast Division Research Day 2024

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