Thesis (M.S.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Mar. 17, 2010). "December 2008." Research paper (M.S.), 3 hrs. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-55).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Iowa, 2006. / Supervisor: Susan K. Lutgendorf. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-135).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [68]-72). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [68]-72).

Breast cancer is increasingly threatening the health of Chinese women. However, little is known about beliefs, attitudes or health practice related to breast cancer among Chinese women in the UK, which means that it is difficult for health professionals to provide evidence-based services to them. Using a triangulation research design, this study investigated the views on breast cancer among Chinese women in the UK. Moreover, factors influencing their views and the factors potentially threatening Chinese women's breast health were also examined. Chinese women who accessed the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for primary care and were aged from 50 to 70 years were targeted. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted initially. Based on interview findings, a questionnaire was developed and a questionnaire-based survey was undertaken in a larger population. The findings showed that although negative views on breast cancer were held by the majority of the Chinese women, most women engaged in a healthy lifestyle and actively attended breast screening in order to promote health and prevent breast cancer. Breast cancer views were significantly influenced by the extent to which these Chinese women had been in contact with western culture. Chinese women who were more acculturated to western culture were more likely to hold positive views on breast cancer. Two factors potentially threatened Chinese women's breast health, which were lack of knowledge on breast and barriers to accessing health services. In order to promote early detection, practice nurses in communities need to develop culturally sensitive educational intervention to improve Chinese women's knowledge on breast cancer, in particular on warning signs and risk factors. In addition, barriers to accessing health services need to be tackled. In particular, interpretation services should be provided to those with limited English proficiency.

Title from title page of PDF (University of Missouri--St. Louis, viewed April 5, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-141).

The management of advanced cervical and ovarian cancers remains a significant challenge as many women fail to respond to recommended therapy, resulting in disease progression and ultimately patient death. Because of tumour heterogeneity, it is rare for all cancers of a particular type to respond to a specific therapy. Many patients therefore receive treatment from which they derive little or no benefit, leading to increased morbidity and costs. A marker that could rapidly predict disease outcome would clearly be beneficial in allowing the administration of tailored therapy while reducing toxicity and cost. Novel functional imaging techniques have the ability to characterise biological tissues and non-invasively integrate physical and metabolic information. These include diffusion weighted MRI (DW-MRI), which is particularly sensitive to the microscopic motion of water molecules and changes in tissue cellularity, as well as dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) which can assess tumour vascular characteristics during the passage of a paramagnetic contrast agent through tissues. Both imaging techniques have demonstrated potential as biomarkers of tumour response in various malignancies such as brain tumours, but have not been fully explored in gynaecological cancers.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University (Canada), 1998. / Adviser: Mark Goldberg. Includes bibliographical references.