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February 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Current practices may be leading to too much screening for colorectal cancer in older patients and poor efforts to determine and prompt appropriate follow-up testing, according to this novel study.
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Patients, providers and the health care system all are contributing factors in higher cancer mortality among minorities.
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.
September 25, 2007 | Story
"I loved operations and I loved what I was doing," she says. "Now I was pushed in front of the media. And the staff was looking for stabilization and answers that I couldn't give. I reached out to the fellowship program for help."
December 14, 2004 | Program Results Report
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship developed a section of the coalition's website to provide information on palliative care for people living with cancer, their families and their caregivers.
May 1, 2002 | Program Results Report
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.
April 25, 2008 | Program Results Report
Starting in January 1998, New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals designed, created and constructed a comprehensive, state-of-the-art regional cancer treatment center located in New Brunswick, N.J.
June 25, 2008 | Program Results Report
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.
February 10, 2007 | Program Results Report
Cancer Services of Allen County in Ft. Wayne, Ind., developed its Client Advocate Program, which provides supportive counseling, case management and wheelchairs and other medical equipment to people living with cancer.