Research and Insights: Culturally Appropriate Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Messages: Targeting Racially and Ethnically Diverse Mothers
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It’s also the leading cause of death for women globally. But educational information that doesn’t take into account cultural differences among women may not be as effective as communication embracing those differences.
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Associate Professor and UF Health Cancer Center Member Dr. Carla L. Fisher and a team of researchers at George Mason University received funding from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify ways to tailor breast cancer risk messages to mothers and daughters. They worked with “mommy bloggers” to disseminate an evidence-informed infographic about lifestyle changes mothers and daughters can do together to reduce the environmental risk of breast cancer.
Posted: July 29, 2020
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