00: Legends and Legacies: Personal Journeys of Women Physicians at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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OncoLog Volume 52, Number 03, March 2007

New Approaches for Advanced Melanoma Helping Patients Stop Smoking House Call: Simple Skin Cancer Prevention DiaLog: Toward Gender Equity in Academic Medicine, by Elizabeth Travis, PhD, Associate Vice President, Women Faculty Programshttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/oncolog/1159/thumbnail.jp

Barriers to colonoscopy in UK colorectal cancer screening programmes: Qualitative interviews with ethnic minority groups

OBJECTIVE: People from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to attend colonoscopy, following faecal immunochemical test screening, and are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at an advanced stage as a result. The aim of this research was to explore the barriers and facilitators to attending colonoscopy, perceived by ethnic minority groups living in the United Kingdom. METHODS: Semi-structured online and telephone interviews were conducted with thirty men and women of Black-African(n=5), Black-Caribbean(n=5), South Asian(n=10) and White British(n=10) descent. Participants were eligible for screening, but had not necessarily been invited for colonoscopy. All interviews were conducted in the participant's first language and were assessed using Framework-analysis, in line with a conceptual framework developed from previous interviews with healthcare professionals. RESULTS: Five thematic groups of barriers and facilitators were developed: 'Locus of control', 'Cultural attitudes and beliefs', 'Individual beliefs, knowledge and personal experiences with colonoscopy and cancer', 'Reliance on family and friends' and 'Health concerns'. Differences were observed, between ethnic groups, for: 'Locus of control', 'Cultural attitudes and beliefs' and 'Reliance on family and friends'. Black and South Asian participants frequently described the decision to attend colonoscopy as lying with 'God' (Muslims, specifically), 'the doctor', or 'family' (Locus of control). Black and South Asian participants also reported relying on friends and family for 'language, transport and emotional support' (Reliance on family and friends). Black-African participants, specifically, described cancer as 'socially taboo' (Cultural attitudes and beliefs). CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight several targets for culturally-tailored interventions to make colonoscopy more equitable. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Joint tests for quantitative trait loci in experimental crosses

Selective genotyping is common because it can increase the expected correlation between QTL genotype and phenotype and thus increase the statistical power of linkage tests (i.e., regression-based tests). Linkage can also be tested by assessing whether the marginal genotypic distribution conforms to its expectation, a marginal-based test. We developed a class of joint tests that, by constraining intercepts in regression-based analyses, capitalize on the information available in both regression-based and marginal-based tests. We simulated data corresponding to the null hypothesis of no QTL effect and the alternative of some QTL effect at the locus for a backcross and an F2 intercross between inbred strains. Regression-based and marginal-based tests were compared to corresponding joint tests. We studied the effects of random sampling, selective sampling from a single tail of the phenotypic distribution, and selective sampling from both tails of the phenotypic distribution. Joint tests were nearly as powerful as all competing alternatives for random sampling and two-tailed selection under both backcross and F2 intercross situations. Joint tests were generally more powerful for one-tailed selection under both backcross and F2 intercross situations. However, joint tests cannot be recommended for one-tailed selective genotyping if segregation distortion is suspected

Differences in the Determinants of Retirement Preparation between Farm and Nonfarm Households

As principal farm operators age, retirement and succession planning has become increasingly important to the U.S. agriculture industry. This study examined differences in the determinants of retirement preparation between farm and nonfarm households using the Survey of Consumer Finances. Factors such as risk preferences, financial capability, human capital, and other demographic characteristics of farmers that may play a role in their decision to plan for retirement were examined. Retirement planning was investigated by running three separate sets of logistic regressions on the overall sample, farm households, and nonfarm households. Likelihood of consulting a financial planner, expecting to leave a bequest, and household net worth were used as dependent variables. Results indicate some significant differences between farm and nonfarm households and highlight limitations in currently available data sets for studies such as this one. Implications for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers regarding farm family retirement and succession planning are discussed

The Ursinus Weekly, March 5, 1962

Chest drive starts with $2500 goal • Democrats name Dr. Zucker for State Senate candidacy • Pre-med students hear veterinarian • Two one-act plays to aid Chest fund • Rabbi\u27s visit here religious emphasis feature last week • Betsy Friend, Walt Trout chairmen of two-week U.C. charity appeal • Dr. Helfferich\u27s talk encourages support of drive: Freeland\u27s steps site of after lunch address • GOP alliance talk delivered by Neitz • NYU retailing school visited by two co-eds • Elected Ugliest men on campus • English Club to discuss writers Malamud, Bellow • Jean is cover girl for three newspapers • Editorial: Campus Chest; Making peace • Ursinus in the past • Letters to the editor • Old German fraternities resemble the stereotype • Staverosky\u27s art work on display in local bank • Local Protectory\u27s history and work outlined for U.C. • Wrestlers lose to Drexel, 15 to 11; Disappoint Ursinus fans in MACs • Cagers joust Juniata, 61-59 to finish with three wins • Badminton players unbeaten in three • Collegeville retains lead in Phoenix court league • Individuals star in intramurals • Bryn Mawr\u27s swimmers succumb to Ursinus, 36-30 • Rotary Club hears Dr. Miller\u27s letter • Graduate grantshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1313/thumbnail.jp

Reducing Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants to Natural Resources in Central New York: A Review of a Collaborative Research, Management, and Monitoring Program

Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) have used central New York waters for breeding and stopover habitats during migration since 1984. In response to public concern over Oneida Lake, the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation initiated an integrated research, management and monitoring program aimed at mitigating cormorant impacts to fisheries and other natural resources in 1998. The history of this program was reviewed and efforts to reduce negative impacts of the Double-crested Cormorant population in central New York described. Management was successful, as demonstrated by a substantial decrease in cormorant use of Oneida Lake during spring, summer and fall seasons, and the apparent recovery of certain sportfish populations. Research identified cormorant movement patterns within and among water bodies and documented cormorant responses to hazing and other management techniques. The cormorant management program in central New York was intended to keep cormorant use of Oneida Lake at a level that prevents unsustainable impacts to fisheries populations