title: The Faces on Our Educational Materials: Real Stories behind the Messages.
abstract: This article considers how cancer education research programs affect the lives of research participants in terms of their cancer screening and diagnosis experiences. Using examples from research with Latina immigrant women in rural Georgia and Quechua women in rural Andean Peru, the author explains how cervical cancer education research can produce meaningful and empowering change in women's lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon Street, Ste. 303, MSC835, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. luquej@musc.edu.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Luque
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Hispanics/Latinos; Immigrant; Promotora