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Use of Interpreters By Physicians Treating Limited English Proficient Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Provider Survey of the Los Angeles Women's Health Study
Physicians in solo practice and single-specialty medical groups were less likely than HMO physicians to report using trained medical interpreters or telephone interpreter services to communicate with breast cancer patients with limited English proficiency.
Jan 1, 2010
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Use of Radical Cystectomy for Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer
Radical cystectomy is the best treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer.
Jan 1, 2010
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How Medicare's Payment Cuts for Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs Changed Patterns of Treatment
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act reduced payment for certain chemotherapy drugs. The changes increased the likelihood that lung cancer patients received chemotherapy, but physicians switched to other high margin drugs.
Jan 1, 2010
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Patients' Experiences with Care for Lung Cancer and Colorectal Cancer: Findings from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium
U.S. patients' reports and ratings of cancer care differed significantly by race, language, and health status. Asian/Pacific Islanders, Chinese speakers, and those in worse health reported worse interpersonal care, such as poor communication.
Jan 1, 2010
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Adverse Events Among the Elderly Receiving Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Older patients receiving chemotherapy for advanced-stage, non-small-cell lung cancer had fewer pretherapy adverse events than younger patients and were less likely to receive platinum-based regimens. But they had more adverse events during chemotherapy.
Jan 1, 2010
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Physician Factors Associated with Discussions About End-of-Life Care
Most physicians report they would not discuss end-of-life options with terminally ill patients who are feeling well, instead waiting for symptoms or until there are no more treatments to offer.
Jan 1, 2010
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Quality of Cancer Care Among Foreign-Born and US-born Patients with Lung or Colorectal Cancer
Foreign-born cancer patients reported lower quality of care and were less likely to receive some cancer therapies than patients born in the U.S. Better coordination of care and communication regarding cancer treatments may lessen these disparities.
Jan 1, 2010
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Variations in Surgeon Treatment Recommendations for Lobectomy in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Patient Age and Comorbidity
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, 2010
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Cancer Patients' Roles in Treatment Decisions: Do Characteristics of the Decision Influence Roles?
Better strategies for shared decision making between physicians and patients may be needed when there is no evidence to support benefit of a treatment or when patients have terminal illnesses that cannot be cured.
Jan 1, 2010
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Caring for the Uninsured with Prostate Cancer: A Comparison of Four Policy Alternatives in California
The objective of the current study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives in treating this population.
Jan 1, 2010
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Correlates of Bother Following Treatment for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Findings of this study suggest that measurement of health related quality of life after prostate cancer treatment should incorporate the distress that patients experience from urinary, sexual, and bowel problems resulting from prostate cancer treatment.
Jan 1, 2010
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Hospice Use and High-Intensity Care in Men Dying of Prostate Cancer
This study assessed hospice use by men dying of prostate cancer and compared the use of high-intensity care between those who did or did not enroll in hospice. Those who enroll in hospice are less likely to receive high-intensity end-of-life care.
Jan 1, 2010
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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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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
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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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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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Ashlyn Tom

Policy Analyst

Ashlyn Tom is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. She has dedicated her career to conducting research aimed at improving the delivery of health care. She currently supports and manages several projects assessing health care performance, evaluating physician incentives, and promoting health…
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