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A Test of Knowledge About Prostate Cancer Screening: Online Pilot Evaluation Among Southern California Physicians

The knowledge scale developed in this study holds promise for measuring the effects of professional education on prostate cancer screening.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End-of-Life Care

Basic research is urgently needed to address measurement in populations with impaired self-report.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Impact of Comorbidity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: Data from CaPSURE

Comorbidity is one of many factors that may affect health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men with prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

How Much Can Current Interventions Reduce Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the U.S.? Mortality Projections for Scenarios of Risk-Factor Modification, Screening, and Treatment

Interventions for risk-factor modification, screening, and treatment have the potential to reduce CRC mortality by almost 50% by the Year 2020.

Jan 1, 2006
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Chapter 13: A Comparative Review of CISNET Breast Models Used to Analyze U.S. Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends

A focused analysis of differences and similarities between the models is presented.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

The MISCAN-Fadia Continuous Tumor Growth Model for Breast Cancer

The MISCAN-Fadia model was used to analyze the impact of screening and adjuvant treatment on U.S. breast cancer mortality between 1975 and 2000.

Jan 1, 2006
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Seventy-five Years Is an Appropriate Upper Age Limit for Population-Based Mammography Screening

In this study, the authors assessed the results of the Dutch breast cancer screening programme for women aged 70-75.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Information Desired and Acquired by Men with Prostate Cancer: Data from Ethnic Focus Groups

Information and understanding are needed so that men with prostate cancer can effectively manage and cope with their disease.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Antioxidants Vitamin C and Vitamin E for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

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

Jan 1, 2006
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The Effect of Postprostatectomy External Beam Radiotherapy on Quality of Life: Results from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor

Postprostatectomy salvage radiotherapy may improve PSA progression-free survival, but little is known about its effect on quality of life.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Individualized Strategy for Dosing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists for Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Identification of Outcomes and Costs

Further research is needed to establish the effects of this strategy on symptoms and survival, as well as patient satisfaction and true costs.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Spirituality Influences Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer

Spirituality is interdependent with the biological, psychological, and interpersonal aspects of life.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Discussing Quality-of-Life Issues with a Patient Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

A 66-year-old man with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and benign prostatic hyperplasia presented for evaluation of an elevated PSA level of 6.2 ng/ml.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Patterns of Care for Men with Prostate Cancer After Failure of Primary Treatment

Patterns of care after primary prostate cancer therapy continue to vary regionally.

Jan 1, 2006
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Development of Quality Indicators for Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer type among new cancer diagnoses in the United States.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Treating Older Men with Prostate Cancer: Survival (or Selection) of the Fittest?

Improvement in the quality of care for men with prostate cancer may be achieved not by treating more patients but by treating them more discerningly.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Lowering Homocysteine with Folic Acid and B Vitamins Did Not Prevent Vascular Events in Vascular Disease

Cause-specific mortality rates among men with prostate cancer that suggest early diagnosis and treatment for localized tumors may improve survival.

Jan 1, 2006
Research Brief

Obese Women Receiving Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Are Often Undertreated

By examining the medical files of 9,672 women treated between 1990 and 2001, a newly released study by RAND researchers sought to confirm whether obese women are in fact systematically undertreated for breast cancer.

Nov 25, 2005
Journal Article

Undertreatment of Obese Women Receiving Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Systematic undertreatment of breast cancer in overweight and obese women may contribute to the poorer prognosis in these women.

Jun 1, 2005
Journal Article

Technological Advances in Cancer and Future Spending by the Elderly

This paper forecasts the consequences of scientific progress in cancer for total Medicare spending between 2005 and 2030.

Jan 1, 2005

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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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