Mack T Ruffin

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Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, Medical School
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
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Mack T Ruffin
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    • Journal Article
      Increasing physical activity in rural Pennsylvanians: The PA moves trial study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
      West SM, Meyer MRU, Patterson C, Ruffin MT, Calo W, Pagoto S, Conroy D, Doerksen S, Sciamanna CN, Gordon B, Garrow G, Werts-Pelter SJ, Schmitz KH. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2026 Jul 1; 166: DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2026.108348
      PMID: 42134685
    • Journal Article
      Abstract 6265: Association of Area Deprivation Index with immune functioning and history of abnormal cervical screening among Appalachian young women.
      Hery CM, Kweon Y, Elsaid MI, DeGraffinreid C, Ruffin MT, Paskett ED. Cancer Research, 2026 Apr 5; 86 (7_Supplement): 6265 - 6265. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-6265
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      Insights from Year One of a Clinical Study Examining Uptake of a Blood-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Test in Medically Underserved Populations (Preprint)
      Randal FT, Lozano P, Maene C, Gonrong P, Serafin-Martniez D, Chia J, Ruffin M, Felix T, Kim KE. 2025 Dec 10; JMIR Preprints, DOI:10.2196/preprints.88411
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      Follow-Up After Receiving Abnormal Results From Self-Sampled Colorectal and Cervical Cancer Screening Tests Among Underserved Patients
      Moss JL, Bernacchi VE, Entenman J, Costigan H, Stuckey HL, Ruffin MT. Cancer Medicine, 2025 Oct 1; 14 (19): DOI:10.1002/cam4.71283
      PMID: 41014016
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Among Adults with Spinal Cord Injury.
      Müller D, Tuan W-J, Romanoski N, Ruffin M, Kryger M, Zgierska A. Annals of Family Medicine, 2025 Oct 11; 23 (Supplement 1): 8125 DOI:10.1370/afm.23.s1.8125
    • Journal Article
      Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption, Policies, and Goals in Family Medicine: A Survey of Department Chairs
      Clebak KT, Partin MT, Newman R, Dambro A, Anderson A, Lehman E, Taylor M, Keen M, Ruffin MT. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2025 Jul 1; 38 (4): 740 - 744. DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2025.250003R1
      PMID: 41115753
    • Journal Article
      Tu1114: UNDERSTANDING PATIENT PREFERENCES FOR BLOOD-BASED COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: A STUDY ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INSIGHTS FROM YEAR ONE OF A CLINICAL TRIAL
      Martinez DS, Mesa PL, Gonrong P, Bernard M, Rosario S, Chia J, Ruffin M, Lam H, Polite B, Randal FT, Kim K. Gastroenterology, 2025 Jul 5; 169 (1): s - 1315. DOI:10.1016/s0016-5085(25)03906-x
    • Journal Article
      A Mail-Based HPV Self-Collection Program to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Appalachia: Results of a Group Randomized Trial
      Reiter PL, Shoben AB, Cooper S, Ashcraft AM, Mitchell EMK, Dignan M, Cromo M, Walunis J, Flinner D, Boatman D, Hauser L, Ruffin MT, Belinson JL, Anderson RT, Kennedy-Rea S, Paskett ED, Katz ML. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 2025 Jan 1; 34 (1): 159 - 165. DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0999
      PMID: 39445831