Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences

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Sensitivity and Specificity	Occult Blood	Humans
Medical Audit	Sigmoidoscopy	Mass Screening
Colonoscopy	Barium Sulfate	Prospective Studies
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	Practice Guidelines as Topic	Enema
Physician's Practice Patterns	Colorectal Neoplasms

Physician intention to recommend complete diagnostic evaluation in colorectal cancer screening.
Authors: Myers RE, Hyslop T, Gerrity M, Schlackman N, Hanchak N, Grana J, Turner BJ, Weinberg D, Hauck WW
Source: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 1999 Jul;8(7), p. 587-93.
PMID: 10428195
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NCI NIH HHS - CA68683

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Occult Blood	Humans	Referral and Consultation
Aged	Primary Health Care	Sigmoidoscopy
Mass Screening	Patient Education as Topic	Colonoscopy
Barium Sulfate	Adult	Physician's Role
Enema	Middle Aged	Physician's Practice Patterns
New Jersey	Pennsylvania	Colorectal Neoplasms
Female	Male

Employee response to a company-sponsored program of colorectal and prostate cancer screening.
Authors: Myers RE, Vernon SW, Carpenter AV, Balshem AM, Lewis PG, Wolf TA, Hilbert J, DeFonso LR, Ross EA
Source: Cancer Detect Prev, 1997;21(4), p. 380-9.
PMID: 9232330
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

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Occupational Exposure	Regression Analysis	Age Factors
Humans	Methods	Philadelphia
Workplace	Knowledge	Socioeconomic Factors
Mass Screening	Education	Middle Aged
Prostatic Neoplasms	Colorectal Neoplasms	Female
Male

Factors associated with intention to undergo annual prostate cancer screening among African American men in Philadelphia.
Authors: Myers RE, Wolf TA, McKee L, McGrory G, Burgh DY, Nelson G, Nelson GA
Source: Cancer, 1996 Aug 1;78(3), p. 471-9.
PMID: 8697393
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NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

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Socioeconomic Factors	Regression Analysis	Attitude to Health
Patient Acceptance of Health Care	Humans	Adult
Aged	African Americans	Middle Aged
Data Collection	Prostatic Neoplasms	Male

Reaching midlife and older smokers: tailored interventions for routine medical care.
Authors: Morgan GD, Noll EL, Orleans CT, Rimer BK, Amfoh K, Bonney G
Source: Prev Med, 1996 May-Jun;25(3), p. 346-54.
PMID: 8781013
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NHLBI NIH HHS - 1R01HL50489

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Age Factors	Medical Records	Odds Ratio
Humans	Aged	Primary Health Care
Logistic Models	Organizational Culture	Smoking Cessation
Teaching Materials	Middle Aged	Physician-Patient Relations
Statistics, Nonparametric	Female	Male

Tailoring smoking cessation for older adults.
Authors: Rimer BK, Orleans CT
Source: Cancer, 1994 Oct 1;74(7 Suppl), p. 2051-4.
PMID: 8087770
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

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Focus Groups	Smoking	Attitude to Health
Humans	Smoking Cessation	Health Behavior
Aged	Middle Aged	Health Education
Male	Female

Receptivity of African-American men to prostate cancer screening.
Authors: Myers RE, Wolf TA, Balshem AM, Ross EA, Chodak GW
Source: Urology, 1994 Apr;43(4), p. 480-7.
PMID: 8154068
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

MeSH Terms:

Socioeconomic Factors	Mass Screening	Odds Ratio
Logistic Models	Humans	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Aged	African Americans	Middle Aged
Prostatic Neoplasms	Male

Modeling adherence to colorectal cancer screening.
Authors: Myers RE, Ross E, Jepson C, Wolf T, Balshem A, Millner L, Leventhal H
Source: Prev Med, 1994 Mar;23(2), p. 142-51.
PMID: 8047519
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

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Occult Blood	Age Factors	Models, Psychological
Sex Factors	Self Care	Motivation
Humans	Aged	Health Education
Mass Screening	Prospective Studies	Primary Prevention
Patient Compliance	Logistic Models	Sampling Studies
Data Collection	Middle Aged	Colorectal Neoplasms
Female	Male

Use of transdermal nicotine in a state-level prescription plan for the elderly. A first look at 'real-world' patch users.
Authors: Orleans CT, Resch N, Noll E, Keintz MK, Rimer BK, Brown TV, Snedden TM
Source: JAMA, 1994 Feb 23;271(8), p. 601-7.
PMID: 8301792
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Administration, Cutaneous	Humans	Aged
Counseling	Self-Help Groups	Population Surveillance
Smoking	Patient Education as Topic	Nicotine
Patient Compliance	Poverty	Smoking Cessation
Data Collection	Follow-Up Studies	Pennsylvania
Female	Male

Does tailoring matter? The impact of a tailored guide on ratings and short-term smoking-related outcomes for older smokers.
Authors: Rimer BK, Orleans CT, Fleisher L, Cristinzio S, Resch N, Telepchak J, Keintz MK
Source: Health Educ Res, 1994 Mar;9(1), p. 69-84.
PMID: 10146734
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Age Factors	Humans	Aged
Counseling	Health Education	Focus Groups
Smoking Cessation	Treatment Outcome	Middle Aged
Program Evaluation	Social Support	Pamphlets
Female	Male

Screening for colorectal neoplasia: physicians' adherence to complete diagnostic evaluation.
Authors: Myers RE, Balshem AM, Wolf TA, Ross EA, Millner L
Source: Am J Public Health, 1993 Nov;83(11), p. 1620-2.
PMID: 8238690
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

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Prospective Studies	Humans	Practice Guidelines as Topic
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	Middle Aged	Male
Female	Colorectal Neoplasms	Medical Audit

Helping hospitalized smokers quit: new directions for treatment and research.
Authors: Orleans CT, Kristeller JL, Gritz ER
Source: J Consult Clin Psychol, 1993 Oct;61(5), p. 778-89.
PMID: 8245275
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NCI NIH HHS - NCI CA43461

NCI NIH HHS - NCI CA34856

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Smoking	Self Care	Patient Care Team
Motivation	Hospitalization	Humans
Smoking Cessation	Treatment Outcome	Follow-Up Studies

Adherence to continuous screening for colorectal neoplasia.
Authors: Myers RE, Balshem AM, Wolf TA, Ross EA, Millner L
Source: Med Care, 1993 Jun;31(6), p. 508-19.
PMID: 8501998
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

MeSH Terms:

Regression Analysis	Odds Ratio	Age Factors
Occult Blood	Humans	Aged
Multivariate Analysis	Demography	Mass Screening
Health Maintenance Organizations	Patient Compliance	Middle Aged
New Jersey	Pennsylvania	Colorectal Neoplasms
Female	Male

Surveillance for colorectal neoplasia: is patient adherence following treatment a problem?
Authors: Myers RE, Bralow SP, Goldstein R, Jacobs M, Wolf TA, Engstrom PF
Source: Cancer Detect Prev, 1993;17(6), p. 609-17.
PMID: 8275513
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

MeSH Terms:

Occult Blood	Colonoscopy	Patient Compliance
Humans	Middle Aged	Follow-Up Studies
Male	Female	Colorectal Neoplasms
Adenomatous Polyps

Academic detailing: a model for in-office CME.
Authors: Daly MB, Balshem M, Sands C, James J, Workman S, Engstrom PF
Source: J Cancer Educ, 1993 Winter;8(4), p. 273-80.
PMID: 8186079
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NCI NIH HHS - NCI CA34856-09

MeSH Terms:

Clinical Competence	Attitude of Health Personnel	Intervention Studies
Humans	Professional Practice	Primary Health Care
Medical Oncology	Health Education	Physicians' Offices
Mass Screening	Neoplasms	Feasibility Studies
Smoking Cessation	Adult	Teaching Materials
Middle Aged	Follow-Up Studies	Education, Medical, Continuing
Female	Male

Factors associated with adherence to breast cancer screening among working women.
Authors: Glanz K, Resch N, Lerman C, Blake A, Gorchov PM, Rimer BK
Source: J Occup Med, 1992 Nov;34(11), p. 1071-8.
PMID: 1432296
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NCI NIH HHS - CA45834

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Regression Analysis	Age Factors	Mammography
Questionnaires	Telephone	Attitude to Health
Humans	Breast Neoplasms	Socioeconomic Factors
Mass Screening	Women, Working	Patient Compliance
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	New Jersey	Pennsylvania
Female	Models, Theoretical

Behavioral interventions to increase adherence in colorectal cancer screening.
Authors: Myers RE, Ross EA, Wolf TA, Balshem A, Jepson C, Millner L
Source: Med Care, 1991 Oct;29(10), p. 1039-50.
PMID: 1921523
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

NCI NIH HHS - CA34856-06

MeSH Terms:

United States	Reagent Kits, Diagnostic	Occult Blood
Sex Factors	Humans	Aged
Health Education	Mass Screening	Health Maintenance Organizations
Logistic Models	Patient Compliance	Reminder Systems
Middle Aged	Colorectal Neoplasms	Female
Male

Corporate-sponsored breast cancer screening at the work site: results of a statewide program.
Authors: Kessler HB, Rimer BK, Devine PJ, Gatenby RA, Engstrom PF
Source: Radiology, 1991 Apr;179(1), p. 107-10.
PMID: 2006259
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NCI NIH HHS - CA45834

NCI NIH HHS - CA06922

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Mammography	Humans	Adult
Breast Neoplasms	Middle Aged	Mobile Health Units
Occupational Health Services	Female

A national survey of older smokers: treatment needs of a growing population.
Authors: Orleans CT, Rimer BK, Cristinzio S, Keintz MK, Fleisher L
Source: Health Psychol, 1991;10(5), p. 343-51.
PMID: 1935870
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

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United States	Smoking	Health Services Needs and Demand
Cross-Sectional Studies	Risk Factors	Humans
Smoking Cessation	Incidence	Aged
Middle Aged	Male	Female

Factors associated with repeat adherence to breast cancer screening.
Authors: Lerman C, Rimer B, Trock B, Balshem A, Engstrom PF
Source: Prev Med, 1990 May;19(3), p. 279-90.
PMID: 2377590
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

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Educational Status	Age Factors	Mammography
Attitude to Health	Humans	Health Surveys
Breast Neoplasms	Aged	Middle Aged
Marriage	Employment	Female

The older smoker. Status, challenges and opportunities for intervention.
Authors: Rimer BK, Orleans CT, Keintz MK, Cristinzio S, Fleisher L
Source: Chest, 1990 Mar;97(3), p. 547-53.
PMID: 2306958
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NCRR NIH HHS - RR05895

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Attitude to Health	Sex Factors	Humans
Aging	Health Status	Aged
Smoking	Respiratory Tract Diseases	Aged, 80 and over
Behavior Therapy	Middle Aged	Time Factors
Physician-Patient Relations	Female	Male
Social Environment

The experience of cancer warning signs in a general population and its implications for public education.
Authors: Balshem AM, Amsel Z, Workman S, Engstrom P
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1988;278, p. 77-89.
PMID: 3211947
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Questionnaires	Humans	Aged
Cancer Care Facilities	Health Education	Demography
Neoplasms	Risk Factors	Adult
Middle Aged	Program Evaluation	Community Health Services
Pennsylvania	Urban Population	Female
Male

Development of a nutrition education program for a blue collar community.
Authors: Balshem M, Amsel Z, Workman S, Balshem A, Engstrom P
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1988;278, p. 65-76.
PMID: 3211945
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Socioeconomic Factors	Nutritional Sciences	Questionnaires
Humans	Pennsylvania	Health Education
Community Health Services	Urban Population	Male
Female	Educational Measurement

Cancer control in a defined population: results of the "Beat the Odds" education campaign.
Authors: Workman S, Amsel Z, Balshem A, Engstrom P
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1988;278, p. 55-64.
PMID: 3211944
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Attitude to Health	Humans	Child
Health Education	Contraceptives, Oral, Combined	School Health Services
Neoplasms	Risk Factors	Adult
Community Health Services	Pennsylvania	Urban Population
Educational Measurement	Occupational Health Services

Dimensions of disease and health promotion implications: comparing images of cancer and heart disease in a blue collar community.
Authors: Amsel Z, Balshem AM, Balshem MM, Workman SW, Goldberg-Alberts R, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1988;278, p. 43-54.
PMID: 3211943
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Age Factors	Heart Diseases	Sex Factors
Attitude to Health	Humans	Aged
Health Promotion	Socioeconomic Factors	Demography
Neoplasms	Social Class	Adult
Middle Aged	Pennsylvania	Community Health Services
Female	Male

Innovative approach to alter fatalistic misconceptions in a high cancer mortality community.
Authors: Workman SW, Amsel Z, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1987;248, p. 67-74.
PMID: 3671421
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Mass Screening	Neoplasms	Attitude to Health
Humans	Adult	Child
Health Education

Current and future cancer control activities in cancer programs in the United States.
Authors: Amsel Z, Engstrom PF, Rimer B, Keintz MK, Gillespie D
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1987;248, p. 191-203.
PMID: 3671407
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United States	Life Style	Mass Screening
Neoplasms	Risk Factors	Humans
Forecasting	Health Education	National Health Programs

Comparative methodologies for the community distribution of a cancer risk assessment form.
Authors: Balshem AM, Amsel Z, Gillespie D, Guidera-Matey A, Engstrom P
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1987;248, p. 161-72.
PMID: 3671404
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Attitude to Health	Humans	Aged
Health Education	Life Style	Mass Screening
Neoplasms	Risk Factors	Adult
Middle Aged	Adolescent	Pennsylvania
Female	Male

Process and impact evaluation of a cancer program for older people.
Authors: Fleisher L, Rimer B, Keintz MK, Engstrom PF, Wilson C
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1987;248, p. 135-44.
PMID: 3671401
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Mass Screening	Neoplasms	Attitude to Health
Humans	Aged	Middle Aged
Follow-Up Studies	Health Education	Male
Female

Improving cancer patients' pain control through education.
Authors: Rimer B, Levy M, Keintz MK, MacElwee N, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1987;248, p. 123-7.
PMID: 2890170
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Patient Education as Topic	Pain Management	Neoplasms
Patient Compliance	Humans	Middle Aged
Male	Female	Analgesics, Opioid

The role of the physician in changing patients' smoking behavior: results of a survey of physicians.
Authors: Rimer B, Keintz MK, Strecher V, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1986;216, p. 59-70.
PMID: 3725805
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Smoking	Patient Education as Topic	Attitude of Health Personnel
Nicotine	Lung Neoplasms	Combined Modality Therapy
Humans	Chewing Gum	Adult
Middle Aged	Physician-Patient Relations

Cancer related attitudes and practices in a community experiencing high cancer mortality.
Authors: Amsel Z, Balshem AM, Gillespie D, Grover PL, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1986;216, p. 247-61.
PMID: 3725791
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Attitude to Health	Humans	Prognosis
Aged	Breast Neoplasms	Child
Skin Neoplasms	Health Education	Mouth Neoplasms
Child, Preschool	Socioeconomic Factors	Infant
Life Style	Risk	Neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms	Adult	Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Middle Aged	Pennsylvania	Adolescent
Male	Female

Cancer pain management: a clinical trial of an education program for patients.
Authors: Rimer B, Keintz MK, Levy M, Engstrom PF, Rodzwic D
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1986;216, p. 311-7.
PMID: 2873582
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Patient Education as Topic	Neoplasms	Patient Compliance
Humans	Clinical Trials as Topic	Pain
Analgesics, Opioid

Process and impact evaluation of a cancer screening education program.
Authors: Keintz MK, Fleisher L, Rimer B, Bennett D, Wilson C, Engstrom PF
Source: Prog Clin Biol Res, 1986;216, p. 455-63.
PMID: 2425373
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