Prevention of Fibroid Tumors in African American Women
Uploaded by jetzzz on Oct 26, 2011
This paper discusses the prevention of fibroid tumors in African-American women, and concludes that as of yet, there is no effective means of prevention. The reason for the lack of preventive methods is that the cause of the tumors is unknown, and thus no preventive measure can be devised.
The paper is divided in four sections: purpose of study; methodology; highlights of results; and implications and directions for further research. There is also a brief conclusion.
The purpose of the study is to determine if there are methods available to prevent fibroid tumors. The methodology used is an on-line search of medical websites and journal databases. The highlights of the research include the fact that although the cause of these tumors remains unknown, there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that both hormonal and genetic factors play a part in their development. Furthermore, there are differences in the hormonal and genetic factors of African-American women as opposed to other groups. These differences imply the direction of further research and are stated as being important markers for further study in the final section.
Outline
I Purpose of Study – The purpose of the study is to see if there are ways to prevent fibroid tumors.
II Methodology – The method used is on-line research of medical websites and journal databases.
III Highlights of Results – Findings indicate no cause is known for fibroid tumors, but hormonal and genetic factors may play a part.
IV Implications and Directions for Further Research – Hormonal and genetic factors differ among various ethic groups, suggesting that it may be possible in future to separate African-American women from the other groups as a “break out” group for further study.
V Conclusion
VI References
Please note: I was unable to find statistical data, graphs, charts or pictures for this paper.
I Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any information available about methods, if such exist, for preventing fibroid tumors in African-American women.
II Methodology
In general, books are not good sources for projects such as this. Instead, I’ve used the Internet and the on-line database at the San Diego Public Library. In each case I used the search parameter “prevention AND fibroid w1 tumors AND African-American AND women.” I asked the library database to search for peer-reviewed articles containing full text availability. If I found the article on the Internet, I made...