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321. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - Both cancer registries are population-based and collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor … Prospective Cohort The goal of the prospective cohort was to identify individuals with these common cancers … Agreement of diagnosis and its date for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors between Medicare … prospective cohort were determined during the 14 months prior to diagnosis date except metastasized cancers … Note that GI cancers were dropped in the standardization of the rates because they were not included

322. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - reports of prospective or retrospective cohort studies of women not previously diagnosed with breast cancer … For women at average risk of cancer, both ultrasound- and stereotactically guided biopsies had average … Test performance did not differ between women at average and high baseline risk of cancer, but results … We found 10 case reports of patients developing tumors at the site of prior core needle biopsies. … There is moderate strength of evidence that women diagnosed with breast cancer by core needle biopsy

323. MRI Scans | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 28, 2015 - Health care professionals use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of conditions, from torn ligaments to tumors … Systematic Review Archived September 10, 2014 Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer … Archived December 17, 2013 Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer … Research Protocol Archived May 21, 2013 Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer … Use of preoperative MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer

324. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)
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     May 22, 2023 - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes. … therapy affect outcomes of cancer and cancer treatment, with a focus on research gaps and challenges … evidence base is highly heterogeneous and methodologically limited across a wide variety of patients, cancers … The mechanisms by which VC kills cancer cells are well established. … to prevent cancer.

325. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy of women.2 The American Cancer Society estimates … Biopsy should be considered. 5 = Highly suggestive of malignancy. … Appropriate action should be taken. 6 = Known biopsy-proven malignancy. … , a delay that may allow the tumor to spread and become life- threatening. … likelihood ratios and Bayes’ theorem to directly compute an individual woman’s risk of actually having a malignancy

326. Disposition of Comments Report for Technical Brief 14 (pdf file)
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     March 18, 2014 - diagnosis stage 0 or 1 disease, thanks to early detection, and have a very low risk of recurrence, second neoplasms … The Sisler article includes patients who may not have been cancer-free, had recurrence, or new cancers … Cancer type seems to be a critical predictor of what care is available – perhaps cancers with large … For multiple stages, does NA mean hematologic malignancies? … in the adult survivor of adult cancers.

327. Evaluating Outcomes of PET Scanning Using the National Oncologic PET Registry | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Comparing physician-reported cancer management plans with Medicare services received. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-registry-pet/abstract  

328. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2011 - , with stronger evidence for the etiologic role of cryptorchidism in malignancy than in disordered … between cryptorchidism and testicular cancer. … An estimated 10 percent of all testicular tumors develop from an undescended testis, 9 and the relative … risk of incidence of a testicular tumor is about 40 times greater in men with cryptorchidism when … Testicular malignancy and cancer 9. Hernia 10.

329. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - Nature and Burden of Bone Metastases Spine and non-spine bone metastases are common in advanced cancers … disease, particularly high incidence of metastatic bone disease (MBD) was seen from solid primary tumors … on histology) with median survival of 25, 27, 6 months and 3 to 7 months, respectively, for these cancers … KQ1: ("bone metastases"[Title/Abstract] OR "bone neoplasms/radiotherapy"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("external … OR "radiotherapy, computer assisted"[MeSH Terms]) AND (("bone metastases"[Title/Abstract] OR "bone neoplasms

330. EPC Technical Brief To Be Highlighted in Upcoming Webinar | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2021 - EPC Technical Brief To Be Highlighted in Upcoming Webinar The National Cancer … released AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Technical Brief  Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer … commissioned the Technical Brief to support the development of a research agenda associated with the Childhood Cancer … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/webinar-pediatric-cancer-survivorship-care  

331. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Past obstetric history and risk of malignant breast neoplasms. … Reproductive behaviors and risk of developing breast cancer according to tumor subtype: a systematic … Estrogen receptor positive tumors: do reproductive factors explain differences in incidence between … Endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancers: a comparative analysis of risk factors. … Epidemiologic study of malignancies of the ovaries. Cancer. 1966 Jul;19(7):1001-7.

332. Brooks_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 -  Tensions  When Conventional Wisdom, Clinical Practice   and  Evidence  Collide: Prostate Cancer … Director, Prostate  and  Colorectal Cancers American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA Slide 2: American …  Cancer Society  Nine-­‐Step  Guidelines Development Process 1. … Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer  (1 of 2) The American Cancer Society … Slide 6: American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer  (2 of 2) Core

333. Mesothelioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     Mesothelioma is a tumor of that tissue. … It can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer.) … Malignant mesothelioma is a rare but serious type of cancer. … known reason Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer … NIH: National Cancer Institute Source https://medlineplus.gov/mesothelioma.html

334. Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2023 - Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer … Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer … Four professional society guidelines have recommended pre-treatment dental care prior to cancer chemotherapy … Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer. … Review Systematic Review Aug 20, 2024 Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer

335. Neurologic Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 24, 2011 - as stroke Injuries to the spinal cord and brain Seizure disorders, such as epilepsy Cancer … , such as brain tumors infections, such as meningitis Source https://medlineplus.gov/neurologicdiseases.html … Protocol Archived July 28, 2010 Technical Brief: Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Non-Cancer … Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Epilepsy Research Report Archived May 19, 2010 Cancer … Technical Brief Archived September 14, 2009 Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer

336. Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for Me? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - EHC FAQs Home Evidence Reports Is Lung Cancer … SHARE: Is Lung Cancer Screening Right for Me? … November 2017 Internet Citation: Decision Aid: Is Lung Cancer … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/decision-aids/lung-cancer-screening  

337. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End-of-Life | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - National Cancer Institute and other Federal agencies initiated the Cancer Care Quality Measurement Project … The framework focuses on the "end-of-life" stage in the National Cancer Institute’s cancer continuum … For certain cancer populations, "seriously ill" or other terms such as "living with advanced cancer" … Quality of cancer care measures’ project symptom management/end-of-life cancer technical panel. 2006. … Quality measures for supportive cancer care: The cancer quality-ASSIST (Assessing Symptoms Side Effects

338. Future Research Needs To Reduce the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Evidence Reports Future Research Needs To Reduce the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer … Notice Future Research Needs To Reduce the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women was available for … in women without preexisting cancer demonstrated the efficacy of two SERMs, tamoxifen citrate (RR, 0.70 … Project Timeline Future Research Needs: Reducing the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer Sep 13, 2010 … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/breast-cancer-risk-reduction/research  

339. Comparative Effectiveness of Management Options for Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Comparative Effectiveness of Management Options for Localized Prostate Cancer … Protocol Dec 20, 2024 Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer … and Harms Systematic Review Jan 31, 2023 Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer … Systematic Review Sep 17, 2020 Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-options/abstract  

340. Draft Comment Form for Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2025 - Evidence Reports Draft Comment Form for Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer … SHARE: Draft Comment Form for Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer … Submit Project Timeline Tumor Cell-free DNA for Cancer … Cord Research Protocol August 18, 2023 Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer … Research Protocol November 28, 2022 Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer