Description of Research Expertise:
Health disparities
Barriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy
Selected Publications:
Familusi, O., Enriquez, F., Fox, J., Rhemtulla, I., Brooks, A., Guerra, C., & Butler, P.: Breast Reconstruction Awareness: Targeting Health Literacy through Community Engagement. Creative Education 10 : 637-649,2019.
Myers RE, Stello B, Daskalakis C, Sifri R, Gonzalez ET, DiCarlo M, Johnson MB, Hegarty SE, Shaak K, Rivera A, Gorditis-Molina L, Petrich A, Careyva B, de-Ortiz R, Diaz L.: Decision Support and Navigation to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Patients Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev : 2018.
Mehta SJ, Khan T, Guerra C, Reitz C, McAuliffe T, Volpp KG, Asch DA, Doubeni CA.: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Opt-in versus Opt-out Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach. Am J Gastroenterol : 2018.
Wolf A, Fontham ETH, Church TR, Flowers CR, Guerra CE, LaMonte SJ, Etzione R, McKenna M, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Andrews KS, Brawley OW, Brooks D, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Siegel R, Wender RC, Smith RA.: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average Risk Adults: 2018 Guideline Update from the American Cancer Society A Cancer J Clin 68 : 250-281,2018.
Guerra CE: An American Tale Philadelphia Magazine : 2018.
Sherry, V., Schneider, S., Ranganathan, A., Guerra, C.: Screening for and Managing Distress in Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer.
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 21 (3): 379-83,2017.
Hoffman RL, Bryant B, Allen SR, Lee MJ, Aarons CB, Kelz RR.: Using community outreach to explore health-related beliefs and improve surgeon-patient engagement. Journal of Surgical Research; 2016: 206(2) 206 (2): 411-417,2016.
Lamanna A, Sheafer H, Guerra C, Kochman M: Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigation
for the Underserved: Experience of
an Urban Program Gastroenterology & Hepatology 12 (9): 547-551,2016.
Vapiwala, Neha.: Putting a Finger on Cancer Disparities: Replacing Urban Myths with Community Wisdom JAMA Oncology 2 (8): 996-8,2016.
Lamanna A, Broadwater A, Guerra C, Kochman M.: Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program Designed to Increase Awareness and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in an Urban, Underserved Population DDW : 2016.