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ArticleJournal of health psychology2020

Talking about cancer: Explaining differences in social support among Chinese American and European American breast cancer survivors.

Becky Yang Hsu, Yulia Chentsova Dutton, Inez F Adams, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Laura Allen, Ellen Huang, Judy Huei-Yu Wang

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Article in Journal of health psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Unveiling breast cancer disparities: comparative insights from Asian and Western populations.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Becky Yang HsuGeorgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Yulia Chentsova DuttonGeorgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Inez F AdamsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Scarlett Lin GomezCancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA, USA.
Laura AllenCancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA, USA.
Ellen HuangGeorgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Judy Huei-Yu WangGeorgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7341-2637
Georgetown University · USCancer Prevention Institute of California · USHarvard University · US

Funding

CALIFORNIA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTRO PROGRAMU58DP000807 · DP · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI SNIPES, KURT P · 2007 to 2011
$22.5M
CULTURAL IMPACT ON ADAPTATION BETWEEN CHINESE AND WHITE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORSR21CA139408 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, JUDY HUEI-YU · 2009 to 2010
$379k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cultural models of emotional disclosure and its impact on seeking support are understudied in the context of cancer diagnosis. We argue that two different cultural norms must be considered: (1) the importance of emotional disclosure and (2) attitudes toward seeking support from loved ones. Our interviews with 37 foreign-born Chinese American and 23 European American breast cancer survivors revealed differences in disclosure of cancer diagnosis and perception of social support. Both Chinese American and European American survivors receive and provide emotional and social support with loved ones, but their manifestations of disclosure and help-seeking behaviors are culturally specific.

Indexed as

Social SupportAsianBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsChinaEuropeFemaleHumansMiddle AgedUnited StatesWhite Peoplebreast cancerChinese Americanscultureemotional disclosuresocial support

Identifiers

PMID29243524
PMCPMC9165535
OpenAlexW2771774468

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