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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.
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 ...
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 ...
March 9, 2005 | Journal Article
The current investigation reviewed the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening techniques used in community practice. An extensive array of databases were examined to obtain English-language articles focusing on randomized controlled t ...
September 3, 2005 | Journal Article
This study analyzed trends in skin biopsy rates between 1986 and 2001 and their association with changes in the incidence of melanoma. Study data were drawn from Medicare claims data for individuals age 65 and older that reside in one of the nine ge ...
July 10, 2006 | Journal Article
In this investigation, the authors reviewed a set of studies that explored the relationship between smoking marijuana and lung cancer. Specifically, investigators wanted to ascertain if marijuana smoking was related to either lung cancer risk factor ...
November 13, 2006 | Journal Article
Tamoxifen citrate has been approved for primary reduction of breast cancer risk since 1998, but studies suggest that its use for primary prevention is limited. The authors report on a national survey mailed to 350 primary care physicians regarding p ...
February 10, 2007 | Program Results Report
The Wit Film Project is a medical training program using the Emmy Award-winning HBO film adaptation of the stage play Wit to advance education on end-of-life care.