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Cancer

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Understanding Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: The Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium (CanCORS)

This commentary provides an introduction to the goals and methods of the CanCORS Consortium to cancer researchers and clinicians.

Jan 1, 2004
Report

Adherence to Cancer Regimens: Implications for Treating the Older Patient

Adherence to Cancer Regimens: Implications for Treating the Older Patient

Jan 1, 2004
Report

Changing Practice Patterns in the Management of Primary Breast Cancer: Concensus Development Program

Changing Practice Patterns in the Management of Primary Breast Cancer: Concensus Development Program

Jan 1, 2004
Report

A Single Mathematical Model Predicts Physicians' Recommendations and Postmenopausal Women's Decisions to Participate in a Clinical Trial to Prevent Breast Cancer or Coronary Heart Disease

Develops a model that predicts physicians' recommendations and postmenopausal women's decisions to participate in a clinical trial to prevent breast cancer or coronary heart disease.

Jan 1, 2004
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Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Does It Improve Survival?

The incidence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are increasing in the United States.

Jan 1, 2004
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Diversity of Model Approaches for Breast Cancer Screening: A Review of Model Assumptions by the Cancer Intervention Surveillance Network (CISNET) Breast Cancer Groups

The authors describe a systematic approach to evaluating differences in model assumptions and results.

Jan 1, 2004
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Mammography Benefit in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study-2: A Model Evaluation

A benefit of mammography screening is supported by the authors' modeling of the CNBSS-2 results.

Jan 1, 2004
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Predicting Quality of Life After Radical Prostatectomy: Results from CaPSURE

Younger patient age (less than 65) is associated with a greater likelihood of returning to baseline continence, potency and physical health after radical prostatectomy.

Jan 1, 2004
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Geographic Variation Across Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the Treatment of Early Stage Prostate Cancer

Geographic variation persists in patterns of care in men with early stage prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2004
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Bridging the Divide: Integrating Cancer-Directed Therapy and Palliative Care

Although great strides have been made in cancer therapy, half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will die of their disease, and just under one-third of these deaths occur within 6 months of diagnosis.

Jan 1, 2004
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Incremental Treatment Costs in National Cancer Institute-sponsored Clinical Trials

Concern about additional costs for direct patient care impedes efforts to enroll patients in clinical trials.

Jan 1, 2003
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Participation of Patients 65 Years of Age or Older in Cancer Clinical Trials

The elderly are underrepresented in cancer clinical trials relative to their disease burden.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Quality-of-care Indicators for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

This study establishes a foundation on which to build quality-of-care assessment tools to evaluate the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2003
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Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer

Quality of life is of great concern to patients considering treatment options for prostate cancer.

Jan 1, 2003
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Lead Times and Overdetection Due to Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: Estimates from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer

These model-based lead-time estimates support a prostate cancer screening interval of more than 1 year.

Jan 1, 2003
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Health-related Quality of Life in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: The Misleading Effect of Lead-Time Bias

Men diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer during the follow-up after treatment for clinically localized disease report a better quality of life.

Jan 1, 2003
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Screening Behavior in Brothers and Sons of Men with Prostate Cancer

Physician support and prostate cancer screening knowledge were positively associated with previous screening.

Jan 1, 2003
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Best-case Series for the Use of Immuno-Augmentation Therapy and Naltrexone for the Treatment of Cancer

For this study, the researchers used criteria developed by the Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM), a part of the National Cancer Institute.

Jan 1, 2003
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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

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

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Measuring Disease Specific Quality of Life in Localized Prostate Cancer: The Dutch Experience

The authors aimed at developing and testing a Dutch health-related quality of life measure for localized prostate cancer patients.

Jan 1, 2003

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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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