Rebekkah Schear
University of Texas at Austin
13 Papers
15 Citations
Rebekkah Schear is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications. Previous affiliations of Rebekkah Schear include University of California, Los Angeles & Livestrong Foundation.
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Papers
Long-Term Survivorship Care After Cancer Treatment - Summary of a 2017 National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop.
Ronald M. Kline,Neeraj K. Arora,Cathy J. Bradley,Eden R. Brauer,Darci L. Graves,Natasha Buchanan Lunsford,Mary S. McCabe,Shelley Fuld Nasso,Larissa Nekhlyudov,Julia H. Rowland,Rebekkah Schear,Rebekkah Schear,Patricia A. Ganz +12 more
TL;DR: Although there has been progress over the past decade, many of the recommendations from the 2006 report have not been fully implemented and new models of care emerge, coordination and communication among survivors and their clinicians will be required to implement patient- and community-centered strategies.
Understanding stigma as a barrier to accessing cancer treatment in South Africa: implications for public health campaigns.
Tatiana Oystacher,Drew Blasco,Emily He,Debbie Huang,Rebekkah Schear,Devon McGoldrick,Bruce G. Link,Lawrence H. Yang +7 more
TL;DR: This study deepens the understanding of the cancer labeling process in South Africa and the resulting negative effects of stigma, and suggests future anti-stigma interventions should partner with traditional healers due to their respected community status.
Financial Assistance for Fertility Preservation Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Utilization Review of the Sharing Hope/LIVESTRONG Fertility Financial Assistance Program
TL;DR: Utilization of financial assistance for FP was low despite literature pointing to the need for such assistance, and costs for FP for women far exceed those for men.
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Developing a Global Cancer Stigma Index
TL;DR: A 12-item cancer stigma index (CSI) can be used to inform initial cancer education efforts, identifying overall stigma levels in a country or community and particular issue areas requiring intervention.
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Social Support within Online Communities:Internet Reach and Content Analysis of aCancer Anti-stigma Facebook Page in Mexico
Xinlin Chen Lawrence Yang Josephina Toso-Salman Yvonne Chang,Rebekkah Schear,Devon McGoldrick +2 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the Facebook Page administered by the Livestrong Foundation in Mexico addressing cancer stigma, in order to elucidate key features of social media regarding the experience of cancer and cancer stigma in Mexico.
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