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Screening reduced the incidence rate for colorectal cancer (CRC) by 3% annually during 1998-2001; yet screening rates remain low. CRC continues to be the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Studies showed CRC incidence increased …

The dissertation offers one of the first comparative and purely “sociological” studies of fatalism. The aim of the project is to evaluate the distinct Weberian and Durkheimian theoretical perspectives on the subject of fatalism and offer a more comprehensive analytical formulati…

Native-born (born in the United States) and Caribbean-born African-American males bear a disproportionate burden of prostate cancer morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have examined differences between Native-born males and Caribbean-born African-American males, and th…

Natural disasters pose a ubiquitous threat to communities around the world. Communities perceive, understand, anticipate, and make meaning of disaster risks through the lens of their worldview. In many regions of the world, religious beliefs and practices contribute to the shapi…