Comparison Between 155 Cases of Robotic vs. 150 Cases of Open Surgical Staging for Endometrial Cancer
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Robotic-assisted staging beneficial in minimally invasive surgery.
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Open Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Laparoscopic liver resection may extend beyond the initial postoperative period, with few readmissions.
Advancing Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care to Improve Health Care Quality
January 12, 2012 | Program Results Report
Advancing Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care to Improve Health Care Quality was a targeted solicitation for proposals to expand understanding of how to make health care both more patient-centered and more equitable.
In the Business of Giving Hope
January 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: Speaking of your patients, you write in the book about some of them. Can you share how they’ve impacted you? Quinones-Hinojosa: I always focus on the things I can learn from my patients. How can I give them hope and how can I talk about brain s ...
Lack of Follow-Up After Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Older Adults
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.
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.
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 ...