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An inner city cancer prevention clinic: Design, methods, and early results
Author(s) -
Renneker Mark
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.2820671821
Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoidoscopy , cancer prevention , cancer , mammography , family medicine , cancer screening , community health , health education , community health center , breast cancer , gerontology , nursing , public health , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy
An American Cancer Society demonstration pilot project is underway that is designed to provide comprehensive cancer prevention‐related services to the underserved community of West Oakland, California. An array of cancer prevention services are being made available through an inner‐city clinic (West Oakland Health Center), including cancer risk assessments and education about cancer, physical examinations for cancer, teaching of self‐examination procedures, smoking cessation, and nutrition counseling, appointments for Pap smears, sigmoidoscopy, mammography, and other more specialized screening procedures, case management for findings suspicious for cancer, and community education programs. Described is the process of implementing these services, their utilization, and their impact (after 6 months).