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Journal Article
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among 9- to 17-Year-Old Girls: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
Less than one quarter of girls aged 9-17 years had initiated HPV vaccination by the end of 2008. Efforts to increase uptake should encourage providers to educate parents and promote access to reduced-cost vaccines.
Jan 1, 2011
Journal Article
The Impact of Menopause on Health-Related Quality of Life: Results from the STRIDE Longitudinal Study
Menopause has a negative impact on some domains of health related quality of life (HRQoL), regardless of menopausal symptoms. Clinicians should work to improve HRQoL, rather than expect it to improve spontaneously when menopausal symptoms resolve.
Jan 1, 2011
Journal Article
Knowledge and Intention to Participate in Cervical Cancer Screening After the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Assesses women's knowledge of the need for cervical cancer screening after HPV vaccination, describes Pap test intentions of vaccinated women, and evaluates whether knowledge and intentions differ across groups at greatest risk for cervical cancer.
Jan 1, 2011
Journal Article
Use of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Among Young Adult Women in the United States: An Analysis of the 2008 National Health Interview Survey
The study found that HPV vaccine coverage among young adult women was low overall, and lower among the uninsured. Public financing and care provision programs are needed to expand vaccine coverage among uninsured women.
Dec 31, 2010
Journal Article
Population Prevalence of Familial Cancer and Common Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: The 2005 California Health Interview Survey
We provide population-based prevalence estimates for moderate and strong familial risk for five common cancers and hereditary breast-ovarian cancer and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.
Nov 1, 2010
Journal Article
Association Between Physician Specialty and Uptake of New Medical Technologies: HPV Tests in Florida Medicaid
Uptake of new cervical cancer screening protocols can occur quickly among traditionally underserved groups and may be aided by early adoption by specialists.
Nov 1, 2010
Journal Article
Quality of Care for Breast Cancer for Uninsured Women in California Under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Treatment Act
This evaluation study found that the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Treatment Program provides access to high-quality care for insured women with breast cancer; however, many are treated at an advanced stage, which is associated with worse outcomes.
Jul 20, 2010
Journal Article
Alliance of Support for Low-Income Latino Men with Prostate Cancer: God, Doctor and Self
Indigent Latino men with prostate cancer draw strength from their faith that helps them to cope with their disease.
Jul 13, 2010
Journal Article
Responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index
This study found that a tool for measuring health in men with prostate cancer--the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index-was responsive to changes in patients' health-related quality of life.
Jun 1, 2010
News Release
Colon Cancer Treatment Often Is Less Aggressive Than Recommended by Research
New results from a major initiative on the quality of cancer care in the U.S. have found that patients with a common type of colon cancer—especially older patients—often are not treated as aggressively with chemotherapy as research shows is necessary to improve survival.
Mar 16, 2010
Journal Article
The Potential Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research on U.S. Health Care Expenditures
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has the potential to slow health care spending growth by focusing resources on health interventions that provide the most value.
Mar 1, 2010
Journal Article
Obesity and Angiolymphatic Invasion in Primary Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between obesity and the presence of angiolymphatic invasion as well as other features of invasive breast cancer, including stage at presentation, estrogen receptor (ER) status, triple-negative phenotype, and tumor grade.
Mar 1, 2010
Journal Article
An Economic Evaluation of the War on Cancer
For decades, the US public and private sectors have committed substantial resources towards cancer research, but the societal payoff has not been well-understood.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
Colon Cancer Treatment Often Is Less Aggressive Than Recommended by Research
New results from a major initiative on the quality of cancer care in the U.S. have found that patients with a common type of colon cancer—especially older patients—often are not treated as aggressively with chemotherapy as research shows is necessary to improve survival.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
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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RAND Topic:
Cancer

Topic Synonyms:
Carcinoma;
Neoplasms;
Oncology;
Sarcoma

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