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  1. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2022: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Implant-based versus autologous reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: a systematic review … Autologous reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. … Implant-based breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  2. Siminoff_ECCS2012 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/siminoff_eccs2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - be  acquired  as  the  result of new activities  or taking  on  new  roles (e.g., breast … cancer  survivor).

  3. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement_research.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - outcomes tables, such as those included below from the review of Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast … Cancer in Women,6 In addition, the Work Group discussed alternative formats that might more effectively … Placebo Invasive breast cancer No difference 7 (4,12) † +++ 9 (4, 14) +++ 10 (3, 17) ++ Estrogen … Comparative Effectiveness of Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women.

  4. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/stakeholder-report_0824.pdf
    August 01, 2024 - Reduced mammography screening for breast cancer among women with visual impairment.

  5. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Journal of Medicine) and several specialty journals (Journal of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Radiotherapy, Breast … Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer, Cancer, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology … Cancer Research; British Journal of Cancer; Cancer; International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology … cancer research.jn. (2980) 21 26 british journal of cancer.jn. (38637) 27 cancer.jn … cancer research.jn. (2980) 59 "british journal of cancer".jn. (38637) 60 cancer.jn. (69288

  6. TND-555-09-03-2013 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2013 - What is the evidence on the effectiveness on lifestyle interventions for breast cancer, prostate cancer

  7. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2013 - In particular, many trials focused on screening for breast cancer, for which the evidence basis has … Improving communication of breast cancer recurrence risk. … Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jun;133(2):553-61.

  8. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)

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    January 01, 2009 - An example is estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer for which tamoxifen is effective versus other … forms of breast cancer for which it is not. … However, in China and Russia, the use of other more-sensitive breast cancer-detection methods such as … Without another method to detect breast cancer, these studies may overemphasize the value of breast self-examinations

  9. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 272_Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-executive-summary.pdf
    July 01, 2024 - Ring for Vaginal Dryness or Decreased Libido in Women Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors for Early- Stage Breast … Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

  10. Mammography | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  11. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2021: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer https://go.usa.gov/xuxyS 13.

  12. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2016 - Treating Localized Prostate Cancer A Review of the Research for Adults Is this information right for me? Yes, this information is right for you if: � Your doctor* said all tests show you have localized prostate cancer (the cancer has not spread outside the prostate gland). This information may not be helpful t…

  13. Epstein (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2011 - every time Complicated: • Sending   rocket to  the moon • Mastectomy vs lumpectomy/radiation for breast … cancer • Requires expertise • Formulae necessary Source: Eisenberg  Center Conference Series 2011

  14. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - A well-known example is the use of tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer. … They then estimated, for each outcome and based on the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, the expected … For example, for a 45-year-old woman with her uterus and a 4 percent risk of invasive breast cancer … Weighing the risks and benefits of tamoxifen treatment for preventing breast cancer. … The International Breast Cancer Study Group. Cancer Treat Rev. 1993; 19 Suppl A:73-84. 58.

  15. Research Protocol: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-care-delivery-research-protocol.pdf
    October 06, 2022 - For example, one breast cancer patient may be diagnosed at a stand-alone imaging facility, have surgery … A different breast cancer patient may experience her entire cancer journey in a single, integrated healthcare

  16. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2006 - Two of the seven trials, one on metastatic breast cancer (n=939) and one on head and neck cancer (n=

  17. Slide 1 (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module_ii1.ppt
    June 01, 2011 - A State Governor A breast cancer survivor A retired medical professor A clinical expert in obstetrics … A State Governor A breast cancer survivor A retired medical professor A clinical expert in obstetrics … advocacy groups (Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare, Research Advocacy Network, National Breast … Cancer ProjectLEAD) Government agencies that engage patient advocates (FDA patient representative program

  18. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-applicability.ppt
    January 01, 2009 - An example is estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer for which tamoxifen is effective versus other … forms of breast cancer for which it is not. … However, in China and Russia, the use of other more-sensitive breast cancer-detection methods such as … Without another method to detect breast cancer, these studies may overemphasize the value of breast self-examinations

  19. S158 (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2007 - study on vasectomy and nonfatal myocardial infarction33 and a nested case–control study on NSAIDs and breast … cancer.34 Both use claims data to define the study population, the drug exposure of interest, and the … on the similarity of these 2 estimates the authors conclude that the protective effect (of NSAIDs on breast … cancer) could not be attributed to confounding by other determinants.34 Possibly because of the absence … Nested case-control study of the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on breast cancer risk

  20. Knowledge Brief #1 Public Deliberation on Health Topics (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/deliberative-methods_research.pdf
    February 01, 2013 - Making policy decisions about population screening for breast cancer: The role of citizens’ deliberation
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