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Who Cares For The Caregivers: How Being A Caregiver Impacts Cancer Survivorship, Cristy Romero Apr 2023

Who Cares For The Caregivers: How Being A Caregiver Impacts Cancer Survivorship, Cristy Romero

Sociology Student Scholarship

Cristy Romero ’23
Majors: Sociology and Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brandon C. Martinez, Sociology and Anthropology

With an aging population, informal caregiving is rising and is the predominant way for people with chronic illnesses to receive care. Providing care for someone with a chronic illness can take a toll on the caregiver. Caregivers often develop their own chronic illnesses such as cancer. Compared to Whites, Latinx cancer survivors and their families experience disproportionate adverse effects of cancer and cancer therapy as a result of physical, emotional, and financial challenges. This highlights racial/ethnic disparity in cancer survivorship. Due to the interwoven …


Structured Risk: Black Women, Perceived Integration Into Campus Hook-Up Culture, And The Potential For Sexually-Transmitted Infection Diagnoses At A Predominately White College, Jasmine L. Harris Oct 2020

Structured Risk: Black Women, Perceived Integration Into Campus Hook-Up Culture, And The Potential For Sexually-Transmitted Infection Diagnoses At A Predominately White College, Jasmine L. Harris

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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