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221. Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 14, 2009 - Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer Timeline January 01, 2005 Topic Initiated … September 14, 2009 Technical Brief Archived Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer

222. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 20, 2015 - Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer Timeline September 25, 2014 … Research Protocol Archived Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer … Systematic Review Archived Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer

223. Cancer-Drugs-Utilization-Cost Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - advantage plans and Part D prescription drug expenditures).4 Lung, colorectal, prostate, and breast cancers … Please refer to a companion Data Points brief for a detailed presentation of data on the types of cancers … or off-label use in cancer. … American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Cancer and Medicare: a chartbook. February 2009. … Novel agents on the horizon for cancer therapy. CA Cancer J Clin 2009;59:111-137. 11.

224. Lung-Cancer-About-160226 (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2016 - 1 Program Overview Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer … Because of its strong link to tobacco use, lung cancer is the most preventable form of cancer death. … with lung cancer in the United States each year, the number of people who die from lung cancer in the …  Information about lung cancer screening, including what lung cancer screening with LDCT involves … Additionally, Spanish translations of the Lung Cancer Screening Patient Decision Aid and the Lung Cancer

225. Health Topics: E | Effective Health Care Program
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     Endometriosis Endoscopy Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Epilepsy Erectile Dysfunction Esophageal Cancer … Esophagus Disorders Evidence Synthesis Evidence-based Practice Exercise and Physical Fitness Eye Cancer

226. Health Topics: E | Effective Health Care Program
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     Endometriosis Endoscopy Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Epilepsy Erectile Dysfunction Esophageal Cancer … Esophagus Disorders Evidence Synthesis Evidence-based Practice Exercise and Physical Fitness Eye Cancer

227. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - more accurate to talk of “metabolic response” or “anatomical / morphological response” instead of “tumor … We have rephrased this sentence and added language on how FDG is preferentially taken up by tumors. … be more circumspect regarding the theoretical information PET/CT may provide regarding functional tumor … For example, a patient with predominantly lung nodules, never with tumor outside of the lung, would … For example, postoperative mammography should document complete excision of malignancy.

228. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2014 - TEP Reviewer 1 Introduction Agree with the general groupings to include all colon and rectal cancers … well as on tumor size and extent, while for rectal cancer imaging of distant metastases is not as important … as is gauging tumor depth and local spread.” … wall, and generally only spreads after complete penetration of the muscularis mucosae, vs. colon cancers … For preoperative rectal cancer T (tumor) staging, ERUS is less likely than CT to incorrectly stage (

229. Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care
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     June 08, 2018 - Home Consumers Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Archived … PREV Introduction Prostate Cancer Treatment Options What Is Important … Cancer cells are killed by strong, high heat that is focused on the prostate area. … This therapy may be able to slow the growth of your tumor, but it cannot destroy your cancer, and it … does not necessarily help men with prostate cancer live longer.

230. Topic 0502 Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ (pdf file)
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     March 06, 2013 - Topic 0502 Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ Non-Muscle … cystoscopy, urine cytology, urine-based from Nominator: biomarkers, transurethral resection of bladder tumor … How do tumor characteristics (stage, grade, multiplicity, size, molecular and genetic alterations) … )  About 70% of new bladder cancer cases are classified as NMIBC. … Initial treatment for this stage of bladder cancer usually involves surgical removal of the tumor through

231. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 12, 2019 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Timeline April 24, 2019 Topic … September 12, 2019 Research Protocol Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer … September 17, 2020 Systematic Review Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

232. Interventions for Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 22, 2019 - Interventions for Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Cancer Timeline October 16, 2019 … 2019 Research Protocol Interventions for Dyspnea in Patients With Advanced Cancer … Systematic Review Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer

233. Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 08, 2017 - Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are among the most common malignancies in

234. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - For example, Albert, Cancer 2011. … We have double checked the patient and tumor characteristics to ensure no other errors. … Size and number of tumors is not relevant for stratifying embolotherapy patients; instead, % tumor … Systemic therapy trials treat all tumors in the body at the same time, definitions of response and … In contrast, image-guided therapies treat tumors piecemeal.

235. Disposition of Comments Report for Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2013 - remains the highest among the gynecologic malignancies.” … OCs and Other Cancers (pg. 159?)Page 194. … OCs and Other Cancers (Top of page 159): an additional possibility (?) … is that OC use only increases ER+ breast cancers which have higher survival. … OCs and Other Cancers (p. 131),Table 25?

236. Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care
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     June 08, 2018 - are some questions you may want to ask your doctor: What are my PSA level, Gleason Score, and tumor … Is my cancer localized or outside the prostate? … How could my age affect the treatment of my cancer? … How could my general health affect the treatment of my cancer? … This is a good time in my life to take care of my cancer right away.

237. Systematic Review of Treatments for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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238. ¿Es la prueba para detectar el cáncer pulmonar apropiada para mí? (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - Estas células pueden formar un tumor y propagarse a otras partes del cuerpo. … consumidor (en inglés) www.uspreventiveservicetaskforce.org/Page/Document/ UpdateSummaryFinal/lung-cancer-screening … detección autorizado www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/ MedicareApprovedFacilitie/Lung-Cancer-Screening-Registries.html

239. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 17, 2020 - 1:8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. … Additionally, radiation therapy is integral to the treatment of breast cancer. … KQ 2: In patients with early stage breast cancer, what are the differences of ipsilateral breast tumor … KQ 3: In patients with early stage breast cancer, what are the appropriate dose-fractionation schemes … KQ 6: In patients with early stage breast cancer, what are the differences in cosmesis and treatment

240. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - Harmonized Definitions for Lung Cancer Outcome Measures Appendix B. … Defining a standard set of patient-centered outcomes for lung cancer. … RECIST (Response Evaluation and Criteria in Solid Tumors) Guideline1 definition of Progressive Disease … Eur J Cancer Oxf Engl 1990. 2009 Jan;45(2):228–47. … Harmonized Definitions for Lung Cancer Outcome Measures