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A Review of the Research Landscape for Treatment of Early Breast Cancer: Implications for future research, policy and practice
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three interconnected phases. The first phase was a mapping review on the published literature on the impacts of treatment of early breast cancer.
Jun 11, 2019
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Findings from a systematic review to explore the patient and societal impacts of disease progression in women who were treated for early breast cancer: Implications for future research, policy and practice
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three connected phases. The second phase was a systematic review on non-clinical outcomes of recurrence after treatment of early breast cancer.
Jun 11, 2019
Report
Understanding the societal impact of treatment of early breast cancer: What are the non-clinical outcomes associated with disease progression?
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer. This study was divided into three interconnected phases. This is the summary report of the cross-analysis of data gathered through the three phases.
Jun 11, 2019
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Dissemination Study of Community-to-Clinic Navigation to Promote CRC Screening: Study Design and Implications
The purpose of this study is to extend the pilot study in a group-randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of tailored messaging delivered by Community Health Navigators to guide individuals from especially hard-to-reach, multicultural, and underinsured communities into primary care clinics for referral for CRC screening (Phase I) and to continue navigation after referral to track effects of the intervention on completion of CRC screening (Phase II).
Jun 11, 2019
Journal Article
The Problematic Economics of Integrative Oncology
The economics of integrative oncology are problematic because of the lack of good studies, the lack of historic incentives for efficiency, and the high cost of cancer care and its financial toxicity on patients. However, these problems can be overcome, with help from one good economic evaluation at a time.
Jun 11, 2019
Journal Article
Making Outcome-Based Payment a Reality in the NHS
A study exploring the feasibility of introducing OBP for new cancer medicines in the NHS, focusing on the kinds of outcomes that patients and their carers consider most important to refer to in this context.
Feb 21, 2019
Journal Article
Describing Care Coordination of Gynecologic Oncology in Western Healthcare Settings: A Rapid Review
This article discusses a rapid review of the literature on characteristics of care coordination for gynecologic malignancies.
Jul 6, 2018
Journal Article
Evaluating Integrative Cancer Clinics With the Claim Assessment Profile: An Example With the InspireHealth Clinic
This study demonstrated the feasibility of evaluating cancer clinical programs - which has proven challenging - using a new approach called the Claim Assessment Profile.
Apr 13, 2018
Journal Article
Effect of Time to Diagnostic Testing for Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Abnormalities on Screening Efficacy: A Modeling Study
Even relatively small delays in diagnostic testing after an abnormal cancer screening test can reduce screening effectiveness, though the impact varies by cancer type.
Jan 24, 2018
Journal Article
Specialty Societies and Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations--Reply
Gynecologists order twice as many mammograms as family medicine and/or general practice physicians; physician specialty society guidelines may account for this wide variation.
Jan 24, 2018
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Understanding the Economic Benefit Associated with Research and Services at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: An Approach and Three Case Studies
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) asked the RAND Corporation to develop an approach for estimating the economic benefit of NIOSH research, using three case studies. A new report details findings and recommendations.
Jan 2, 2018
Journal Article
Linking Reminders and Physician Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: Results From a National Survey
Physicians are more likely to recommend mammograms when they are reminded to do so, despite variation in how much they trust mammogram guidelines.
Dec 18, 2017
Journal Article
The National Cancer Institute's Conference on Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Oncology: State of the Science, Evidence, and Research Gaps
The National Cancer Institute's "Acupuncture for Cancer Symptom Management" symposium reviewed the evidence on acupuncture use for clinical oncology treatment; this paper provides a summary and recommendations for future research.
Dec 15, 2017
Journal Article
Comparative Effectiveness Research in Integrative Oncology
Future research in the field of integrative oncology should incorporate comparative effectiveness research stakeholders, patient-reported outcomes, and economic evaluations.
Dec 15, 2017
Journal Article
Association Between Physicians' Experiences With Members of Their Social Network and Efforts to Reduce Breast Cancer Screening
Helping clinicians reflect on how their experiences influence their current screening patterns may be an important approach to improving their adherence to revised breast cancer screening guidelines.
Dec 7, 2017
Journal Article
Accounting for Misclassification in Electronic Health Records-derived Exposures Using Generalized Linear Finite Mixture Models
Exposures derived from EHRs may be misclassified, leading to biased estimates of their association with outcomes of interest: finite mixture models can correct biases with no loss of efficiency.
Dec 7, 2017
Journal Article
When Guidelines Conflict: A Case Study of Mammography Screening Initiation in the 1990s
Analyzing the history of age-mammography patterns in the US may help us better understand and address current guideline conflicts.
Dec 5, 2017
Journal Article
Medicare Beneficiaries With Advanced Lung Cancer Experience Diverse Patterns Of Care From Diagnosis To Death
The substantial variations across sites in patterns of end-of-life care for patients with cancer should be factored in to efforts to improve care.
Aug 1, 2017
Journal Article
Cohort Restriction Based on Prior Enrollment: Examining Potential Biases in Estimating Cancer and Mortality Risk
This paper investigates the potential for selection bias, to assess whether restricting cohort studies based on prior enrollment created a cohort with a different risk of cancer or death than the full enrollee population.
Jun 28, 2017
Journal Article
Telomere Length and Neighborhood Circumstances: Evaluating Biological Response to Unfavorable Exposures
Studying neighborhood effects on telomere length could provide insight into how neighborhood factors relate to biology.
May 31, 2017

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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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Lilian Perez

Associate Policy Researcher

Lilian Perez is an associate policy researcher at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research is focused on the multilevel determinants (e.g., individual, social, environmental, and policy) of health and health behaviors among communities that have…
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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