Latina Lista: BREAKING NEWS: UCLA Study Shows Older Latinas Rely on Family for Medical Treatment Decisions

Posted on: January 17th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Commentary ]
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Knowledge is Power!

“Okay, so the headline is kind of sarcastic but, honestly, what family doesn’t discuss treatment options with their loved ones when their lives are at stake?

The UCLA study conducted by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine and published in next month’s CANCER, a peer-review journal of the American Cancer Society, found that when older Latinas are faced with making a decision about their breast cancer treatment, they, more than any other ethnic group, will turn to their families for help in deciding which is the best option….”

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