Publications by authors named "Danaye Nixon"
Objectives: Earlier initiation of alcohol use and problematic drinking among adolescents are linked with adverse health outcomes. Exposure to alcohol advertisements is associated with drinking among adolescents, but the association between the attitudes toward alcohol advertisements and drinking behaviors is understudied. We evaluated the association between attitudes towards alcohol advertisements and initiation of alcohol use among adolescent boys.
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- The study investigates disparities in adjuvant treatment between Black and White women with endometrial cancer, highlighting that Black women face worse outcomes due to treatment refusal.
- Using the National Cancer Database, researchers analyzed the treatment decisions of nearly 75,447 patients, focusing on factors leading to differences in refusal rates for chemotherapy and radiation.
- The findings reveal similar refusal rates for radiation treatment among both groups but a higher refusal rate for chemotherapy among White women, ultimately suggesting that treatment refusal contributes to racial disparities in survival outcomes.