CancerINCYTES Archive
By: Sharon E. Chin The alarming increase in the sheer number of homeless children and youth within the past few years requires a closer look at the population and their needs. This raises questions like: What are the needs of …
By: Sharon E. ChinDating or sexual violence (DSV) has influenced the mental and physical health of teens. While DSV occurs among males and females, most studies indicate that teen girls receive greater harm and violence compared to boys who have …
By: Theresa KlepperEdited by: Sharon E. Chin“ FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health by, among other things, ensuring that the nation’s food supply for human and animal consumption is safe, sanitary, wholesome and properly labeled ”(2).Picture of …
By David H. Nguyen, Ph.D.Cancer patients treated at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust Medical Center.Radiation therapy against cancer is only useful if people have access to it. If you can't afford it, don't have access to it, or don't know …
By Sharon E. ChinIn lieu of the non-profit agency’s – formerly known as Polaris Project – transition to simply “Polaris”, their National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) has also matured into their very own site. Polaris has been one of …
Blythe Hill is Founder of the Dressember movement. Blythe has a background in writing and received her MA from Cal State Fullerton. Having worked on editorials for a local magazine, she currently works for a fashion forecasting company in Culver …
By Eileen Elias, M. Ed and Sherry Peters, MSW, ACSW Trauma is pervasive. We know that anyone can experience trauma, regardless of age, race, gender or socio-economic status. Over the past two to three decades we have learned a lot …
By Sharon E. ChinCan victims of sex trafficking be identified?The usefulness of training U.S. healthcare providers to identify victims of human trafficking has long been debated. As ongoing – slim – research reveals more information about shared characteristics and symptoms …
By Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.Viking Penguin (2014)About The AuthorBessel van der Kolk, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, and director of the National Complex Trauma Treatment Network.SynopsisA pioneering researcher and …
By Sharon ChinSince victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking are exposed to such extreme situations, they have higher risk of experiencing physical and/or mental illness that may require treatment. The possibility of interaction between health provider and victim …
