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Dr. Carla Fisher: Helping Mothers, Daughters and Families Communicate About Cancer

Monday March 8, 2021

CJC Advertising Associate Professor Carla Fisher, a member of the UF Health Cancer Center and faculty affiliate in the Center for Arts in Medicine, was interviewed on Feb. 26, 2021 about her research …
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Overcoming Obstacles in Family Discussions About Health Care

Friday February 19, 2021

Effective communication between healthcare workers and patients is critical to shaping risk-reducing practices and coping with rigorous treatment for life-threatening diseases. But communication …
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Helping Mothers and Daughters Talk about Environmental Breast Cancer Risk and Risk-Reducing Lifestyle Behaviors

Monday January 11, 2021

With breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women in the U.S. and the leading cause of death for women in the world, it is critical for mothers and daughters to discuss the disease, …
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Culturally Appropriate Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Messages: Targeting Racially and Ethnically Diverse Mothers

Wednesday July 29, 2020

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 …
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Harnessing Social Media to Share Science on Breast Cancer and the Environment

Monday February 10, 2020

Through effective environmental health communication, people may become motivated to reduce, mitigate, or prevent environmental exposures that can lead to poor health. Accuracy in communication is …
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Carla Fisher and CJC Doctoral Student Michaela Devyn Mullis Co-Author Article on Breast Cancer Education Messages

Friday December 13, 2019

  Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor and a full member of the UF Health Center, is the co-author of “Culturally …
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Partnering with Mommy Bloggers to Disseminate Breast Cancer Risk Information

Monday May 6, 2019

Summary written by Donghee Lee, CJC doctoral student Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women. Understandably, women …