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Improving Decisions for Men with Prostate Cancer: Translational Outcomes Research

Grouping men with prostate cancer by their baseline function for sexual, urinary and bowel domains helps to discern their likely levels of both and function after treatment.

Jan 1, 2010
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Quality of End-of-Life Care in Low-Income, Uninsured Men Dying of Prostate Cancer

The quality of end-of-life care was assessed in disadvantaged men prospectively enrolled in a public assistance program. That end-of-life care would be aggressive, moreso than recommended by quality-of-care guidelines, was hypothesized.

Jan 1, 2010
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Effects of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising and Clinical Guidelines on Appropriate Use of Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests

Direct to consumer advertising was associated with increased overall use of a cervical cancer-screening test; clinical guidelines were associated with increased appropriate use.

Jan 1, 2010
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Faith Among Low-Income, African American/black Men Treated for Prostate Cancer

Low-income black men being treated for prostate cancer use faith as a way to overcome the fear and shock engendered by their initial perceptions of cancer.

Jan 1, 2010
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Prostate Cancer Treatment for Economically Disadvantaged Men: A Comparison of County Hospitals and Private

The authors compared the types of treatments prostate cancer patients received from county hospitals and private providers as part of a statewide public assistance program in a cohort study of 559 men enrolled in a state-funded program for low-income patients known as Improving Access, Counseling, and Treatment for Californians With Prostate Cancer (IMPACT).

Jan 1, 2010
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From Bad to Worse: Comorbidity Severity and Quality of Life After Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Severe comorbidity results in significantly lower long-term health related quality of life for men being treated for prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2010
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Urinary Diversion and Morbidity After Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer

The rate of continent urinary diversion after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer varies by patient and provider characteristics.

Jan 1, 2010
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Wrestling with the High Price of Cancer Care: Should We Control Costs By Individuals' Ability to Pay or Society's Willingness to Pay?

Rising costs of cancer treatment raise questions about how to ensure that patients receive access to the best therapy that is a

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

The Role of Primary Care Physicians in Cancer Care

The demand for oncology services in the United States (US) is increasing, whereas a shortage of oncologists looms.

Sep 1, 2009
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Improving the Utility of Quality-of-Life Data from Men with Prostate Cancer

Radiation or surgery can lead to significant dysfunction or distress in the urinary, sexual, or bowel domains. Hence, the simultaneous consideration of both quality and quantity of life improves medical decision making for these men.

Aug 20, 2009
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Survivorship Beyond Convalescence: 48-Month Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer

Decision making for treatment of localized prostate cancer is often guided by therapeutic side-effect profiles. The authors sought to assess health-related quality-of-life outcomes for patients 48 months after treatment for localized prostate cancer. Men treated for localized prostate cancer were evaluated before treatment and at 11 intervals during the 48 months after intervention. Changes in mean health-related quality-of-life scores and the probability of regaining baseline levels of health-related quality of life were compared between treatment groups.

Jun 16, 2009
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Discussions with Physicians About Hospice Among Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer

Discussing hospice with a health care provider could increase awareness of hospice and possibly result in earlier use.

May 1, 2009
Journal Article

Cost Effectiveness, Chemotherapy, and the Clinician

Economic evaluations of health care can be used by policy makers and other decision makers to compare the cost effectiveness of different treatment strategies and to make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, such as dollars spent on health care.

Apr 1, 2009
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The 15th Annual RAND Summer Institute

The RAND Summer Institute consists of conferences addressing critical issues facing our aging population. Select sessions from the 15th Annual RAND Summer Institute, held July 7-10, 2008 in Santa Monica, California, are available for online viewing.

Mar 25, 2009
Journal Article

Adherence to Quality Indicators and Survival in Patients with Breast Cancer

This study explores whether 100% adherence to a set of quality indicators applied to individuals with breast cancer is associated with better survival.

Feb 1, 2009
Journal Article

An Economic Evaluation of the War on Cancer

Quantifies the value of recent gains in cancer survival and analyzes the distribution of value among various stakeholders. Calculations suggest that from the patient's point of view, the rate of return on R&D investments has been substantial.

Jan 1, 2009
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The Structural Landscape of the Health Care System for Breast Cancer Care: Results from the Los Angeles Women's Health Study

The authors conducted a survey to characterize Los Angeles physicians caring for breast cancer patients and the structural landscape of the healthcare system in which they practice.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Variation in Physician-Patient Discussion of Breast Reconstruction

Examines sociodemographic variation of physician-patient discussion of breast reconstruction and explores the impact of this discussion on the use of breast reconstruction.

Jan 1, 2009
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Surgeons' Volume of Colorectal Cancer Procedures and Collaborative Decision-Making About Adjuvant Therapies

Lower rates of lobectomy (resection of early-stage non-small-cell lung carcinomas) among older patients do not seem to be explained by age-related biases among surgeons for otherwise healthy patients.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Diagnostic Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

This study investigated relationships between breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and therapeutic and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in women with breast cancer.

Jan 1, 2009

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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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