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June 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
With my colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, I fielded a survey to shed some light on what PCPs thought about the recommendations. In the setting of changing recommendations, we wanted to understand whether PCPs believed the recommendations were ...
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In a study published online and in the June issue of the Journal of Communication, Niederdeppe finds that local television news audiences are more likely to hold confused, pessimistic beliefs about cancer prevention than those who do not watch local TV news. People who hold these kinds of beliefs are less likely to take proven steps to prevent cancer, he says.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
After her mother is diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, a journalist researches how to help find effective therapies for patients who get rare diseases.
February 25, 2008 | Journal Article
This study evaluates two Internet decision-making interventions for men considering a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examined associations between holding fatalistic beliefs about cancer and engaging in cancer prevention behaviors.
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
During 2000 and 2001, staff from Harvard University School of Public Health and its Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention produced an educational videotape designed to help health care providers improve the quality of care they provide to patients from different cultural backgrounds.
June 25, 2008 | Program Result
In 2002, the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives engaged with the American Cancer Society to ensure that pain management became a core perpetual component of the society's mission.
June 8, 2011 | Journal Article
More stringent evaluation of orphan drug trials is recommended to ensure safety and efficacy.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
U.S. Blacks with colorectal cancer are increasingly more likely to die than their White peers diagnosed at similar stages of the disease, probably due to differences in care, according to this analysis of national data from the past four decades.
January 28, 2009 | Program Result
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health established the Resource Center, to support the growth and development of State Pain Initiatives.