Cultural aspects of cancer genetics: setting a research agenda

Cultural aspects of cancer genetics: setting a research agenda.

BACKGROUND Anecdotal evidence suggests that people from non-Anglo-Celtic backgrounds are under-represented at familial cancer clinics in the UK, the USA, and Australia. This article discusses cultural beliefs as a potential key barrier to access, reviews previous empirical research on cultural aspects of cancer genetics, draws implications from findings, and sets a research agenda on the inter-...

Review article Cultural aspects of cancer genetics: setting a research agenda

Background—Anecdotal evidence suggests that people from non-Anglo-Celtic backgrounds are under-represented at familial cancer clinics in the UK, the USA, and Australia. This article discusses cultural beliefs as a potential key barrier to access, reviews previous empirical research on cultural aspects of cancer genetics, draws implications from findings, and sets a research agenda on the inter-...

Setting a research agenda for medical overuse

Setting an Agenda for Research on Ageing

Physical and cognitive aspects of ageing affect people’s interaction with the environment.

Prolonged grief: setting the research agenda

BACKGROUND Prolonged grief disorder is proposed for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), though it was rejected as a diagnosis for DSM-5. OBJECTIVE This review outlines findings and defines important areas for future research viewed from a lifespan perspective. RESULTS The development and psychometric evaluation of measures for the new diagnosis is paramount, specifically ...