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Two Breast Cancer Survivors Produce a Video Of, By and For Breast Cancer Patients

October 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

Starting in July 1999, Medical Media Associates, Buffalo, N.Y., developed and evaluated the first of a series of videos for breast cancer patients: "Woman to Woman: A Video Series for Breast Cancer Patients." The videos were intended to provide psychosocial support as well as medical information.

Cancer Survivor Updates Her First Book to Reflect Changes in Treatment Options

October 31, 2000 | Program Results Report

Natalie Davis Spingarn - a 25-year survivor of cancer, an activist in the field of cancer survivorship and a medical journalist - wrote a revised edition of a book, Hanging in There: Living Well on Borrowed Time.

Colorectal Cancer Test Use Among Californians of Mexican Origin

July 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Mexican-Americans' limited English proficiency results in their having fewer recommendations from their doctors for colorectal cancer screening tests.

Survivorship Beyond Convalescence

June 16, 2009 | Journal Article

This brief reports on a study that extends previous analysis of the effects of prostate cancer treatments. Researchers compared prostatectomy, radiation, and brachytherapy and outcomes for urinary, sexual, and bowel function, and basic physical and mental function over 48 months.

Medication Errors Among Adults and Children with Cancer in the Outpatient Setting

February 20, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examined medication errors among cancer outpatients at several oncology clinics. Adults and children with cancer receive complex medication regimes and the frequency of medication errors in this health care setting is not well known.

Adherence to Quality Indicators and Survival in Patients with Breast Cancer

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

When breast cancer patients receive both diagnostic and treatment care in complete adherence with established protocols, survival rates are better, suggesting practitioners should make adherence to these standards a priority, according to this first study of the link between quality care and outcomes in breast cancer.

Barriers of and Facilitators to Physician Recommendation of Colorectal Cancer Screening

December 1, 2007 | Journal Article

This study looked at barriers of and facilitators to physician recommendation of colorectal cancer screening.

Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the United States, 1973-2002

May 10, 2006 | Journal Article

This study examined the 2.4-fold increase (from 3.6 to 8.7 per 100,000) in thyroid cancer in the United States between 1973 and 2002. Mortality from thyroid cancer remained stable at approximately 0.5 per 100,000. Eighty seven percent of the increas ...

The Use of Screening Colonoscopy for Patients Cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs

November 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Colonoscopy has been proposed as the best available screening strategy for colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in men and women. Although it is the most costly and invasive among the choice of five recommended scr ...

Patients' Resistance to Risk Information in Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2

March 14, 2005 | Journal Article

This study examines how patient risk perception is affected by communication with a health care provider. Researchers examined patients' risk perception about their breast cancer and BRAC1/2 mutation risks before and after a genetic counseling sessi ...

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