scholarly journals Experiences and Perceptions of Medical Discrimination Among a Multiethnic Sample of Breast Cancer Patients in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, California

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 1027-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu Quach ◽  
Amani Nuru-Jeter ◽  
Pagan Morris ◽  
Laura Allen ◽  
Sarah J. Shema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Multiethnic Sample

scholarly journals Genetic Ancestry and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer among Latinas in the San Francisco Bay Area

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1878-1885 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ziv ◽  
E. M. John ◽  
S. Choudhry ◽  
J. Kho ◽  
W. Lorizio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Genetic Ancestry ◽  
Bay Area

scholarly journals Breast cancer detection: maps of 2 San Francisco Bay area counties.

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (8) ◽  
pp. 1186-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Selvin ◽  
D W Merrill ◽  
C Erdmann ◽  
M White ◽  
K Ragland
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Breast Cancer Detection ◽  
Bay Area

scholarly journals A Survey of Licensed Acupuncturists in the San Francisco Bay Area: Prevalence of Treating Oncology Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Abrams ◽  
Michael McCulloch ◽  
Misha Cohen ◽  
Mike Liaw ◽  
Deborah Silverman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
Diet And Exercise

Background: Many cancer patients seek traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the prevalence varying with diagnosis, comorbidities, and demographics. Interventions sought include acupuncture, massage, herbs, diet, and exercise, usually combined with conventional therapies. It is not known what proportion of TCM practitioners care for cancer patients, their cancer specific training or caseload, what interventions they employ, their outcomes, and their communication patterns with conventional oncologists. Methods: A survey was mailed to all 2213 licensed acupuncturists in the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area gathering descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 472 (21%) responded by mail or web-based Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) tool. Most respondents (77%) reported caring for patients with cancer, with 29% reporting having 6 to 10 years of practice experience, and 44.2% having 0 to 20 hours of training specific to the needs of patients with cancer. Improving quality of life was reported by 94% as what their treatment offered cancer patients as well as the area where treatment was felt to have the greatest impact. The most useful TCM modalities were acupuncture (98%), herbs (79%), diet (72%), moxibustion (46%), and meditation instruction (44%). Absence of adverse reactions was noted by 95%. Ninety-one percent reported “never” or “hardly ever” having been contacted by patients’ oncologists to discuss treatment. Conclusions: Many acupuncturists seeing cancer patients have significant clinical experience and have sought specialized training. Improved communication is needed between TCM practitioners and oncologists sharing care of cancer patients.

scholarly journals Recent changes in breast cancer incidence and risk factor prevalence in San Francisco Bay area and California women: 1988 to 2004

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa HM Keegan ◽  
Ellen T Chang ◽  
Esther M John ◽  
Pamela L Horn-Ross ◽  
Margaret R Wrensch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Breast Cancer Incidence ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Risk Factor Prevalence

A Qualitative Study of Ecstasy Sellers in the San Francisco Bay Area

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheigla Murphy ◽  
Paloma Sales ◽  
Micheline Duterte ◽  
Camille Jacinto
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Bay Area
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