title: Cultural sensitivity and health education: essential components to the success of the early detection cancer screening program for Latinas at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
abstract: Over 13 years, the Celebremos la Vida (CLV) program has offered free breast examinations, mammograms, and cervical cancer screenings to uninsured Latinas residing in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. The CLV program aims to educate participants on the importance of breast self-examination and regular cancer screening for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer.
authors.forename: Chrissy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Makariou-Pikis
authors.forename: Anne Warren
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: Georgeen Melanson
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: Lois A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Wessel
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D054521:Cultural Competency; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014768:Virginia