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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.
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This article was supported by funding from the National Cancer Institute (R21CA163159, R03CA173105, R03CA138123, Luque). Content presented is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute. The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Mrs. Andrea Hinojosa of Southeast Georgia Communities Project for helping us to recruit promotoras, Mrs. Claudia Reyes-Garcia (former project coordinator of the Salud es Vida program), Ms. Wendy Guevara Condorhuaman (study coordinator for CerviCusco), and Dr. Daron Ferris, M.D. (President and Founder of CerviCusco and Professor at Augusta University).
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Luque, J.S. The Faces on Our Educational Materials: Real Stories behind the Messages. J Canc Educ 33, 242–244 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-016-1018-1
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