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Effects of an outreach and internal navigation program on breast cancer diagnosis in an urban cancer center with a large African-American population

  1. Sheryl G. A. Gabram MD1,2,†,*,
  2. Mary Jo B. Lund PhD1,2,3,4,
  3. Jessica Gardner BS1,
  4. Nadjo Hatchett CTR1,
  5. Harvey L. Bumpers MD5,
  6. Joel Okoli MD5,
  7. Monica Rizzo MD1,
  8. Barbara J. Johnson1,
  9. Gina B. Kirkpatrick MPH, MBA1,
  10. Otis W. Brawley2,4

Article first published online: 25 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23568

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 113, Issue 3, pages 602–607, 1 August 2008

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Gabram, S. G. A., Lund, M. J. B., Gardner, J., Hatchett, N., Bumpers, H. L., Okoli, J., Rizzo, M., Johnson, B. J., Kirkpatrick, G. B. and Brawley, O. W. (2008), Effects of an outreach and internal navigation program on breast cancer diagnosis in an urban cancer center with a large African-American population. Cancer, 113: 602–607. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23568

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  1. 1

    Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

  3. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

  4. 4

    Department of Hematology/Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

  5. 5

    Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Health System, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

  1. †

    Fax: (404) 778-4255

*AVON Comprehensive Breast Center, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, 1365C Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JUL 2008
  2. Article first published online: 25 JUN 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 26 MAR 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 26 FEB 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 NOV 2007

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