Cancer Prevention

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Are United States and Canadian Cancer Screening Rates Consistent with Guideline Information Regarding the Age of Screening Initiation? — Aug 31, 2011

US and Canadian differences in cancer screening due to each country?s guidelines can potentially explain cross-country differences in breast cancer mortality and affect interpretation of international comparisons of cancer statistics.

REPORT

Resource-Constrained Spatial Hot Spot Identification — May 11, 2011

Extends the "actionable hot spot" methodology, first developed by RAND to identify likely areas for improvised explosive device emplacement, to other problem areas where policymakers are faced with spatial, temporal, and quantity constraints when deploying scarce resources. Case studies describe its application to public health, countering piracy, and fighting neighborhood crime.

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Largest Study of High-Deductible Health Plans Finds Substantial Cost Savings, but Less Preventive Care — Mar 25, 2011

The largest-ever assessment of high-deductible health plans finds that while such plans significantly cut health spending, they also prompt patients to cut back on preventive health care.

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Low-Fat Diet in the Prevention of Breast and Ovarian Cancer — Dec 31, 2010

A low fat diet may be a cost-effective strategy for preventing breast and ovarian cancers.

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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among 9- to 17-Year-Old Girls: National Health Interview Survey, 2008 — Dec 31, 2010

Less than one quarter of girls aged 9-17 years had initiated HPV vaccination by the end of 2008. Efforts to increase uptake should encourage providers to educate parents and promote access to reduced-cost vaccines.

NEWS RELEASE

Health Professionals and the Public Unprepared to Make Use of Genomic Medicine for Adults — Mar 18, 2008

Although advances in genomic medicine for common adult chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer hold promise for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health professionals and the public are not prepared to effectively integrate these new tools into practice.

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Cultural Values and Secondary Prevention of Breast Cancer in African American Women — Dec 31, 2007

This study adds to the evidence that cultural constructs, such as values, are associated with secondary prevention of breast cancer and supports the consideration of cultural constructs as important in increasing mammography and reducing breast cancer disparities for African American women.

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Socioeconomic and Racial/ethnic Differences in the Discussion of Cancer Screening: between- versus within- physician differences — May 31, 2007

Quality-improvement efforts targeted at physicians practicing in low-income communities may also be effective in addressing disparities in cancer screening communication by patient income.

NEWS RELEASE

RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer — Jan 24, 2006

RAND news release: RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Antioxidants Vitamin C and Vitamin E for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer — Dec 31, 2005

To evaluate the evidence of the supplements vitamin C and vitamin E for treatment and prevention of cancer.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lowering Homocysteine with Folic Acid and B Vitamins Did Not Prevent Vascular Events in Vascular Disease — Dec 31, 2005

Editorial highlighting findings on recent declines in cause-specific mortality rates among men with prostate cancer that suggest early diagnosis and treatment for localized tumors may improve survival.

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Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review — Dec 31, 2005

Omega-3 fatty acids are purported to reduce the risk of cancer. Studies have reported mixed results.

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Impact of Diet on Prostate Cancer: A Review — Dec 31, 2004

Epidemiological studies suggest that environmental factors may mediate the transformation of latent prostate cancer into clinically apparent tumors and that diet appears to influence this progression.

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Effect of the Supplemental Use of Antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer — Dec 31, 2002

Patients with cancer commonly try a variety of nontraditional treatments that fit the broad category known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Use of Preventive Services in a Population of Very Low-Income Women — Dec 31, 2001

Very low-income women continue to have unmet needs for Pap smears and mammograms, even though a large proportion have seen a physician within the preceding year.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Barriers to Cancer Prevention in the Older Person — Dec 31, 1997

Numerous studies now have documented the effectiveness of the physician's role in increasing patient compliance with screening guidelines.

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