Holly L Howe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6684074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Holly L Howe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Holly L |
| FAMILY NAME | Howe |
| SIGNATURE | HOWE H L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois Department of Public Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effects of Physician Outreach Programs on Rural‐Urban Differences in Breast Cancer Management
In 1986 to 1987, urban‐rural differences in several breast cancer management practices were noted in Illinois data. Several intervention programs for physicians were initiated to improve rural patients' access to state‐of‐the‐art breast cancer management to reduce these differences. This report compares an intensive rural oncology outreach intervention program with a lower intensity physician education program. Medical records from 1986 to 1991 w…
Cancer incidence and age at northern migration of African Americans in Illinois, 1986–1991
We compared the proportional cancer incidence of Illinois-born African Americans with those who migrated to Illinois from southern US states as children and adults, and with African American residents of the south. Adult Illinois residents, born between 1913 and 1966, who were diagnosed with cancer from 1986 through 1991 were classified by both birthplace and the state and year their social security number was assigned to determine their migratio…
Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago
During a record-setting heat wave in Chicago in July 1995, there were at least 700 excess deaths, most of which were classified as heat-related. We sought to determine who was at greatest risk for heat-related death.
Age Differences in the Breast Cancer Management of Rural Women
This article describes the effect of age on the pattern of access to breast cancer care among rural women diagnosed in 1986-1989. Cases were identified by the Illinois State Cancer Registry and information on breast cancer management was obtained through review of hospital records and physician survey. Case follow-back was more than 99% complete. State-of-the-art breast cancer management was defined by the Physician Data Query (PDQ) and included …
Sentinel health event surveillance
Skin cancer of the scrotum is a disease that has been identified as a sentinel health event (occupational) (SHE(O] that is necessarily occupationally related. The present paper examines the feasibility of using this disease in active cancer surveillance in New York State. After consulting cancer case reports, hospital records, death certificates, and city directories, we obtained occupational data for 17 of 22 cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer of …
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry. H L HoweCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.12.1459-b Published Online: November 15, 2011
Age-specific hysterectomy and oophorectomy prevalence rates and the risks for cancer of the reproductive system
A sample survey was conducted in 1982 to determine the prevalence of hysterectomy and oophorectomy among upstate New York women, ages 25-74. The effects of this surgery on age-specific estimates of the risk for cancer of the uterus, cervix, and ovary were calculated. Overall, 16.9 per cent of the women reported having had a hysterectomy and 9.9 per cent reported a bilateral oophorectomy. The adjustment for age-specific hysterectomy increased the …
Increasing efficiency in evaluation research
This paper describes Wald's sequential analysis and briefly reviews the history of its applied use. Two public health applications are presented as examples of how the method helped overcome two common problems associated with evaluation research. In one case, the sequential technique reduced dramatically the workload in an evaluation project where hospital records were being reviewed. In the second case, prompt feedback of data to a breast scree…
Social factors associated with breast self-examination among high risk women
A sample of 708 women, who by sociodemographic characteristics are high risk to breast cancer, were interviewed by telephone about their knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination (BSE). Reported frequency of BSE, knowledge of BSE and breast cancer, and BSE attitude in this sample are comparable to data reported by others. This report analyzes the associations between the frequency of a breast self-examination practice and the v…
Age-specific hysterectomy and oophorectomy prevalence rates and the risks for cancer of the reproductive system
A sample survey was conducted in 1982 to determine the prevalence of hysterectomy and oophorectomy among upstate New York women, ages 25-74. The effects of this surgery on age-specific estimates of the risk for cancer of the uterus, cervix, and ovary were calculated. Overall, 16.9 per cent of the women reported having had a hysterectomy and 9.9 per cent reported a bilateral oophorectomy. The adjustment for age-specific hysterectomy increased the …
Social factors associated with breast self-examination among high risk women
A sample of 708 women, who by sociodemographic characteristics are high risk to breast cancer, were interviewed by telephone about their knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination (BSE). Reported frequency of BSE, knowledge of BSE and breast cancer, and BSE attitude in this sample are comparable to data reported by others. This report analyzes the associations between the frequency of a breast self-examination practice and the v…
Cancer incidence and age at northern migration of African Americans in Illinois, 1986–1991
We compared the proportional cancer incidence of Illinois-born African Americans with those who migrated to Illinois from southern US states as children and adults, and with African American residents of the south. Adult Illinois residents, born between 1913 and 1966, who were diagnosed with cancer from 1986 through 1991 were classified by both birthplace and the state and year their social security number was assigned to determine their migratio…
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry. H L HoweCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.12.1459-b Published Online: November 15, 2011
Social factors associated with breast self-examination among high risk women
A sample of 708 women, who by sociodemographic characteristics are high risk to breast cancer, were interviewed by telephone about their knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination (BSE). Reported frequency of BSE, knowledge of BSE and breast cancer, and BSE attitude in this sample are comparable to data reported by others. This report analyzes the associations between the frequency of a breast self-examination practice and the v…
Increasing efficiency in evaluation research
This paper describes Wald's sequential analysis and briefly reviews the history of its applied use. Two public health applications are presented as examples of how the method helped overcome two common problems associated with evaluation research. In one case, the sequential technique reduced dramatically the workload in an evaluation project where hospital records were being reviewed. In the second case, prompt feedback of data to a breast scree…
Age-specific hysterectomy and oophorectomy prevalence rates and the risks for cancer of the reproductive system
A sample survey was conducted in 1982 to determine the prevalence of hysterectomy and oophorectomy among upstate New York women, ages 25-74. The effects of this surgery on age-specific estimates of the risk for cancer of the uterus, cervix, and ovary were calculated. Overall, 16.9 per cent of the women reported having had a hysterectomy and 9.9 per cent reported a bilateral oophorectomy. The adjustment for age-specific hysterectomy increased the …
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry
Geocoding NY State Cancer Registry. H L HoweCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.12.1459-b Published Online: November 15, 2011
Sentinel health event surveillance
Skin cancer of the scrotum is a disease that has been identified as a sentinel health event (occupational) (SHE(O] that is necessarily occupationally related. The present paper examines the feasibility of using this disease in active cancer surveillance in New York State. After consulting cancer case reports, hospital records, death certificates, and city directories, we obtained occupational data for 17 of 22 cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer of …
Age Differences in the Breast Cancer Management of Rural Women
This article describes the effect of age on the pattern of access to breast cancer care among rural women diagnosed in 1986-1989. Cases were identified by the Illinois State Cancer Registry and information on breast cancer management was obtained through review of hospital records and physician survey. Case follow-back was more than 99% complete. State-of-the-art breast cancer management was defined by the Physician Data Query (PDQ) and included …
Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago
During a record-setting heat wave in Chicago in July 1995, there were at least 700 excess deaths, most of which were classified as heat-related. We sought to determine who was at greatest risk for heat-related death.
Effects of Physician Outreach Programs on Rural‐Urban Differences in Breast Cancer Management
In 1986 to 1987, urban‐rural differences in several breast cancer management practices were noted in Illinois data. Several intervention programs for physicians were initiated to improve rural patients' access to state‐of‐the‐art breast cancer management to reduce these differences. This report compares an intensive rural oncology outreach intervention program with a lower intensity physician education program. Medical records from 1986 to 1991 w…
Cancer incidence and age at northern migration of African Americans in Illinois, 1986–1991
We compared the proportional cancer incidence of Illinois-born African Americans with those who migrated to Illinois from southern US states as children and adults, and with African American residents of the south. Adult Illinois residents, born between 1913 and 1966, who were diagnosed with cancer from 1986 through 1991 were classified by both birthplace and the state and year their social security number was assigned to determine their migratio…
Medicine (9 works) · Cancer (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Breast cancer (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 works) · Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer (2 works) · Gynecology (2 works)