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Degrees:
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M.D.
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Department:
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Medicine
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Research Center:
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Center for Social, Behavioral, & Policy Sciences
Cancer Center
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Keywords:
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Latino health care, cigarette smoking, cancer prevention
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Research Description:
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Dr. Perez-Stable's research focuses on risk factor reduction for Latino populations: 1) Program Latino Para Dejar de Fumar to decrease nicotine dependence in San Francisco Latinos; 2) En Accion Contra el Cancer to promote screening procedures for early detection of breast and cervical cancer, smoking cessation, decreased alcohol consumption, and changes in dietary habits to promote a healthier lifestyle. These projects are an extension of prior work that compared knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices of Latinos and Anglos. Dr. Perez-Stable is evaluating Sociocultural Barriers Between Latino Patients and their Anglo Physicians with an emphasis on language ability and culture specific factors to communication. Dr. Perez-Stable is Co-Director of the UCSF Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations which is focusing on health care issues in African American and Latino populations in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health with methodological working groups on ascertainment of ethnicity, quality of care and cost effectiveness analyses.
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Selected Publications:
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1. Perez-Stable E, Sabogal F, Otero-Sabogal R. Hiatt R, McPhee S. Misconceptions about cancer among Latinos and Anglos. JAMA 1992;268:3219-3223.
2. Perez-Stable E, Marin G, Marin B. Behavioral risk factors among Latinos compared to non-Latino Whites in San Francisco. AM J Public Health 1994;84:971-976.
3. Perez-Stable E, Coates T, Baron R, Biro B, McHenry K, Gardiner P, Feigal D, Hauck W. A lifestyle modification program is inferior to propranolol for mild diastolic hypertension. J Gen Intern Med 1995;10:419-428.
4. Perez-Stable E, Benowitz N, Marin G. Is serum cotinine a better measure of cigarette smoking than self-report? Prev Med 1995;24:171-179.
5. Chang S, Kerlikowske K, Napoles-Springer A, Posner S, Sickles E, Perez-Stable E. Racial differences in timelines of follow-up after abnormal screening mammography. Cancer 1996; in press.
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