Texas Cancer Reporting News

Newsletter of the Texas Cancer Registry discussing the news and events of the Registry, statistics and data collected in the state, and other information related to tracking cancers in Texas

Texas Cancer Reporting News

Newsletter of the Texas Cancer Registry discussing the news and events of the Registry, statistics and data collected in the state, and other information related to tracking cancers in Texas

Systematic review of pathways to care in the U.S. for Black individuals with early psychosis

The pathway to receiving specialty care for first episode psychosis (FEP) among Black youth in the US has received little attention despite documented challenges that negatively impact engagement in care and clinical outcomes. We conducted a systematic review of US-based research, reporting findings related to the pathway experiences of Black individuals with FEP and their family members. A systematic search of PubMed, PsycInfo, and Embase/Medline was performed with no date restrictions up to April 2021. Included studies had samples with at least 75% Black individuals and/or their family members or explicitly examined racial differences. Of the 80 abstracts screened, 28 peer-reviewed articles met the inclusion criteria. Studies were categorized into three categories: premordid and prodromal phase, help-seeking experiences, and the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). Compounding factors such as trauma, substance use, and structural barriers that occur during the premorbid and prodromal contribute to delays in treatment initiation and highlight the limited use of services for traumatic childhood experiences (e.g., sexual abuse). Studies focused on help-seeking experiences demonstrated the limited use of mental health services and the potentially traumatic entry to services (e.g., law enforcement), which is associated with a longer DUP. Although the majority of studies focused on help-seeking experiences and predictors of DUP, findings suggests that for Black populations, there is a link between trauma and substance use in the pathway to care that impacts the severity of symptoms, initiation of treatment, and DUP. The present review also identifies the need for more representative studies of Black individuals with FEP

Communication and education about triggers and environmental control strategies during pediatric asthma visits

To determine the extent to which providers, caregivers, and pediatric asthma patients discussed environmental trigger control during primary care visits, and any demographic characteristics associated with having these discussion

Caregiver rating of provider participatory decision-making style and caregiver and child satisfaction with pediatric asthma visits

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between caregiver ratings of provider use of a participatory decision-making style and caregiver and child satisfaction with their pediatric asthma visits

Living to See His Glory Days: Why Hamilton\u27s Lin Manuel Miranda is Not Liable for Copyright Infringement, But Other Writers and Composers Are, 17 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 92 (2017)

This comment discusses the idea of individuals receiving preliminary permissions of copyrighted works before using the work as a component of their own. By doing so, an individual has a better opportunity to avoid copyright infringement. Lin Manuel Miranda, the writer of the musical Hamilton, took preliminary measures to avoid copyright infringement, and these measures will be examined throughout this comment. Copyright infringement cases and other infringement cases will be addressed, as well as a proposal to simplify obtaining preliminary permissions in copyrighted works

The effects of lupus on Flannery O\u27Connor and some of her works.

The purpose of this study is to show the influence of lupus on the life and selected works of Flannery O\u27Connor. Through reading O\u27Connor\u27s manuscripts, letters, and books, correspondence with Nancy Bray, curator of the Flannery O\u27Connor collection, and Sally Fitzgerald, and visiting Milledgeville, Georgia, the author has been able to describe O\u27Connor\u27s life before and after she was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Because the author is also a victim of a connective tissue disease, similar to lupus, she has shared many of the same symptoms of O\u27Connor which are also detailed. O\u27Connor\u27s two novels, some of her short stories and her non-fiction works are analyzed. As a result, Flannery O\u27Connor is shown to be a determined, intelligent writer who wants the world to realize that although disabled people may be limited physically or mentally, they are still human beings and worthy of respect and love from others. The second purpose of this study is to illustrate how O\u27Connor\u27s life and works can be utilized in curriculum and instruction under a variety of disciplines and multicultural studies

Letter to the glycoforum transforming glycoscience: An Australian perspective

Deirdre R Coombe, Christopher Davis, Geoff Fincher, Malcolm J McConville, Nicolle Packer, Keith A Stubbs, Spencer J Williams, and Anne Del