Cancer

Describes the process undertaken to combat the high mortality rates from cervical cancer of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women compared with non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2008.

Discusses personal experience with cancer and career at the Royal Women's Hospital helping Aboriginal people who are going through cancer treatments.

Report gathered cancer specific data on Aboriginal people in order to aid policy makers to improve health outcomes. Internship report towards Health Information Masters--Dalhousie University, 2009.

Discusses the Churchill colposcopy program which has brought cost-effective and culturally-appropriate health care closer to home.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Results from 40 Australian Aboriginal reveal that women feel that socio-economic conditions influence health outcomes.

Topics covered: delivery systems, barriers to participation, gaps and best practices.

Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.

Inservice training course focuses on breast self-examination, menopause, diet, rest, and exercise.

Looks at a pilot program which is custom tailored to patients' needs giving them access to clinical trails and education programs about early screening.

Uses links to Indian Health Services (IHS) patient records to lessen misclassification of race and identify eligibility for services from federally recognized tribes.

Brief story reports on the Warramirri people from Elcho Island, Australia permitting the Clinical Oncology Society to use their carving of two snakes as the Society's symbol.

Study compares self-reported medical history to that in the medical record—in this case the Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) cohort and the Alaska Native Tumor Registry (ANTR). Data showed good agreement between self-reported and registry-recorded cancer history.

Study's objective was to evaluate knowledge levels, attitudes and perceptions of female adolescents aged 11 to 18. Sample consisted of 79 individuals from 4 communities.

Compares mortality patterns between Alaskan Native and Non-Native population between 1989 to 1998 and trends for period between 1979-1998. Uses data from the Indian Health Service and 1990 Census.

Found that the majority of parents would be interested in having their daughters vaccinated.

Reflects the current state of First Nation cancer pathways.

Reviews healthcare challenges and policies for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Looks at cancer prevention through to end-of-life care.

Highlights the specific cancer sites, mortality and variable incidence rates of several Aboriginal nations.

Examines a study in California offering practical and culturally sensitive steps for health care providers to help implement a focussed breast cancer educational program.

Looks at the health inequalities faced by First Nations women in cancer screening and studies the use of self-sampling HPV tests.

Comments on the health disparities faced by Aboriginal Peoples' and the social remedies required. Appendix from A Healthy, Productive Canada: A Determinant of Health Approach by the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health chaired by Wilbert Joseph Keon and Lucie Pépin.

Presents some of the health problems from UVB radiation including cataracts, photokeratitis, immunosuppression, genetic interaction, skin cancer, non-hodgkin's lymphoma etc..

Identifies higher rate of advanced-stage disease found for screenable cancers and negative attitudes towards cancer treatments.

Comments on recommendations for development of breast cancer resources for Canadian Aboriginal women.

Reviews of twenty seven articles, in English-language ethnic newspapers, found that articles in First Nations newspapers were the most culturally sensitive.

Study finds a lack of awareness and knowledge and misconceptions consistent with that of other non-Indigenous populations.

Study of seafood diet , that may be contaminated, and potential health risks for Aboriginal coastal peoples.

Suggests that Aboriginal, low income and older women experience disparities when it comes to cancer care in Ontario.

Focuses on challenges involved in collecting, accessing and reporting information about the population, and the work that centers do to provide communities with surveillance and interpretation of data.

Book reviews of 14 books: Proceedings: First National Conference on Cancer in Native Americans. "Proceedings" reviewed by Rene R. Gadacz. Gabriel Dumont Speaks translated by Michael Barnholden. The Early Years of Native American Art History: The Politics of Scholarship and Collecting edited by Janet Catherine Berlo. Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization by Alfred W.

Book review of: If You Poison Us: Uranium and Native Americans by Peter H. Eichstaedt.

Review of Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical. Cultural. and Epidemiological Perspectives by James B. Waldram, D. Ann Herring, T. Kue Young

Study, which reports on two families with the same BRCA1 mutation, finds the first evidence of a BRCA1 mutation that is specific to North American aboriginal people.

Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2011.

Report provides occurrence and mortality statistics and suggests holistic local initiatives are preferred for treatment.

Discusses cancer prevention focusing on the National Breast Cancer Screening Program which offers free mammograms every two years.

Looks at death rates from breast cancer and death rates after having breast cancer by comparing data from AI/AN and white women.

Looks at the reasons for high noncompliance rates among American Indian women.

Paper reflects on some of the issues raised in the study of expanding the service to remote areas of Queensland, Australia. Key recommendations were to implement a mobile, culturally relevant program in order to improve participation rates.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2006.

Medical Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2010.

Community Health and Epidemiology(M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Creation of a digital story as part of the cancer education course was deemed as a useful and culturally respectful way to disseminate information.

Brings attention to cultural, social and structural barriers that continue to restrict Native American's access to health care and the failure of Congress to provide necessary resources.