Table 2: Outcomes and Indicators
| A SUPPORT GROUP ALTERNATIVE FOR RURAL AND ISOLATED WOMEN |
| Rural and isolated women with breast cancer who received
the One in Eight workbook-journal reported greater reductions in depression symptoms than did women who received typical care. Finding alternatives to face-to-face support groups is important for women who are geographically isolated. This research and intervention have widespread applicability to other women isolated by other situations or conditions, or who do not choose to attend support groups. |
| BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS: LESBIAN AND HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN |
| The outcomes of previous research suggested that lesbians
might face a risk for breast cancer two to three times higher than that of heterosexual women. In the CRC funded research, it was determined that lesbians indeed had a significantly higher lifetime risk for developing breast cancer (11.1%) when compared to their heterosexual sisters (10.4%). Accurate risk assessment of communities adds valuable information for outreach efforts both within and outside the community of interest and will encourage service providers, public policy makers, and funders to focus efforts on this population. |
| BREAST HEALTH PROJECT FOR HMONG WOMEN AND MEN |
| Breast cancer is the leading cancer death in Asian American
and Pacific Islander women, yet these women have the lowest screening rates of all ethnic populations. A breast health education program was implemented to increase mammography rates among Hmong women. Hmong women are at greater risk for health problems due to language and cultural barriers, low education and poverty. The number of women who had heard of mammograms and obtained them during the study period nearly doubled after the health education program. |
| DO COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS REDUCE PHYSIOLOGIC STRESS? |
| Previous research established that professionally-led support
groups in a university setting benefited women with breast cancer. This study found that community support groups are just as effective. Women participating in community support groups saw changes in depression symptoms, trauma symptoms, social support, selfefficacy, and post-traumatic-growth, at about the same level over four months, as women in groups set in a university. |
| INCREASING BREAST HEALTH ACCESS FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES |
Regardless of how disability is defined (activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, functional limitations, or having a mobility problem), the odds of a disabled woman being up-to-date with her mammograms decrease with the number of physical limitations she has. Findings from this research will reduce the human and economic impact of breast cancer for women with disabilities by filling an information void and by informing further research, policy initiatives, and the development of breast screening and education programs for women with disabilities. |
| MARIN COUNTY BREAST CANCER STUDY OF ADOLESCENT RISK FACTORS |
| Marin County has a high rate of breast cancer. This research
project found that Marin women who drank at least two alcoholic drinks per day were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as those who drank less. This research suggests that some risks even in this high risk population may be modifiable and that collaborative studies conducted in high breast cancer rate communities can provide insight into the causes of the disease. |
| SAMOANS AND BREAST CANCER: EVALUATING A THEORY-BASED PROGRAM |
| Samoan women were more likely to have ever had a mammogram
if they had: positive group norms for obtaining a mammogram, health insurance, a belief that mammograms detect breast cancer, fewer misconceptions about the causes of breast cancer, fewer culture-specific beliefs about the causes of breast cancer, and higher self-efficacy. These findings could enhance breast cancer awareness, increase screening and early detection rates, and, over time, potentially lower the rates of illness and death from breast cancer in this marginalized community. |
Note: Team codes A-G, used in Figure 1, were randomly assigned
and do not necessarily correspond with the
order of the list above.
