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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-reading-breast-cancer-screening-cohort-evaluation-co-ops-trial
July 10, 2017 - Study
Double reading in breast cancer screening: cohort evaluation in the CO-OPS … Double Reading in Breast Cancer Screening: Cohort Evaluation in the CO-OPS Trial. … With a second reader, fewer women had to return for more imaging and more cancers were detected, suggesting … Double Reading in Breast Cancer Screening: Cohort Evaluation in the CO-OPS Trial. … of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-lesions-abdominal-oncologic-ct-lessons-learned-quality-assurance
April 21, 2011 - Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer … of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast cancer … July 10, 2017
Overdiagnosis in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer … October 31, 2014
Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike … June 15, 2011
Characteristics and predictors of missed opportunities in lung cancer diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47889/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - missed-opportunities-diagnosing-brain-tumours-primary-care-qualitative-study-
patient
This qualitative study of 39 patients with a recent diagnosis of brain tumor … authors conclude that better public awareness of symptoms could
prompt more timely diagnosis of brain tumors … diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-missed-opportunities-more-timely-diagnosis-cancer-symptomatic-patients-after
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structural-racism-60-year-old-black-woman-breast-cancer
December 17, 2020 - Emerging Classic
Structural racism--a 60-year-old black woman with breast cancer … Structural racism--a 60-year-old black woman with breast cancer. … contributes to health inequities between blacks and whites in the United States, with an emphasis on cancer … Structural racism--a 60-year-old black woman with breast cancer. … adverse effects among black cancer survivors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-administer-recommended-chemotherapy-acceptable-variation-or-cancer-care-quality-blind
September 02, 2020 - Study
Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer … Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot … A significant proportion of breast , lung, and colorectal cancer patients did not receive chemotherapy … Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot … June 17, 2020
Developing a cancer-specific trigger tool to identify treatment-related
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/end-end-lung-cancer-screening-three-dimensional-deep-learning-low-dose-chest-computed
January 29, 2020 - Study
Classic
End-to-end lung cancer screening with three-dimensional … End-to-end lung cancer screening with three-dimensional deep learning on low-dose chest computed tomography … The authors conclude that the use of such algorithms represents an opportunity to improve lung cancer … Resources From the Same Author(s)
International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer … March 4, 2020
International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-orders-killed-cancer-patient-dana-farber-admits-drug-overdose-caused-death-globe
March 10, 2021 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Classic
Doctor’s orders killed cancer … Citation Text:
Doctor’s orders killed cancer patient: Dana-Farber admits drug overdose caused death … at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Doctor’s orders killed cancer … December 12, 2014
Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drugmakers-are-abandoning-cheap-generics-and-now-us-cancer-patients-cant-get-meds
September 20, 2023 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now US cancer … Citation Text:
Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now US cancer patients can’t get meds. … Citation
Citation Text:
Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now US cancer … May 31, 2023
Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients. … March 23, 2022
Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis: Proceedings of a Workshop—in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44131/psn-pdf
May 13, 2015 - Patient–doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer:
electronic medical records study in general practice … Patient-doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic
medical records study in general practice … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-doctor-continuity-and-diagnosis-cancer-electronic-medical-records … -
study-general
A delayed or missed diagnosis of cancer can have profound ramifications for patients … patient–doctor continuity in the ambulatory setting
affected the time to diagnosis or referral for three common cancers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-medical-malpractice-claims-against-medical-oncologists-national-database
July 02, 2019 - misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three": vascular events, infections, and cancers … diagnostic errors and serious misdiagnosis-related harms for major vascular events, infections, and cancers … July 7, 2021
Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: insights from malpractice claims … July 17, 2019
Prioritizing medication safety in care of people with cancer: clinicians … August 16, 2017
Safety hazards in cancer care: findings using three different methods
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-failure-mode-effect-and-criticality-analysis-improve-safety-cancer-treatment
October 21, 2020 - Study
Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer … Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription … residents calculated a Risk Priority Number (RPN), or criticality, for each possible failure mode in cancer … Each phase of the cancer treatment process had at least one critical step identified, and actions were … Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perspectives-use-artificial-intelligence-skin-cancer-screening-qualitative-study
October 19, 2022 - Emerging Classic
Patient perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence for skin cancer … Patient perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence for skin cancer screening: a qualitative study … July 10, 2024
Future of artificial intelligence applications in cancer care: a global … March 16, 2023
Using A.I. to detect breast cancer that doctors miss. … June 23, 2021
Human-computer collaboration for skin cancer recognition.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perspective-errors-cancer-care-results-cross-sectional-survey
August 18, 2021 - Study
The patient perspective on errors in cancer care: results of a cross-sectional … The patient perspective on errors in cancer care: results of a cross-sectional survey. … Cancer patients have reported a desire to be informed of errors and to receive an apology from the … The patient perspective on errors in cancer care: results of a cross-sectional survey. … February 16, 2022
Encouraging patients to speak up about problems in cancer care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-perceptions-using-technology-self-reporting-cancer-medication-safety-events-home
June 05, 2024 - Study
Patients' perceptions of using technology for self-reporting cancer medication … Patients' perceptions of using technology for self-reporting cancer medication safety events from home … Patients with higher medication complexity, such as patients with cancer, are particularly vulnerable … Patients' perceptions of using technology for self-reporting cancer medication safety events from home … June 7, 2016
Medication errors in the home: a multisite study of children with cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43846/psn-pdf
January 21, 2015 - Quantifying and monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer
screening: a systematic review of methods. … Quantifying and monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer screening: a
systematic review of methods. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantifying-and-monitoring-overdiagnosis-cancer-screening-systematic-review … over time,
this systematic review examined studies that measured overdiagnosis rates for nine common cancers … and cohort studies led by unbiased researchers show the most promise
for monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/morbidity-and-mortality-delays-my-patients-cancer-care
July 15, 2020 - Commentary
Morbidity and mortality: delays in my patient’s cancer care. … Morbidity and mortality: delays in my patient’s cancer care. … This commentary shares insights gleaned through a physician’s root cause analysis (RCA) of a cancer … Morbidity and mortality: delays in my patient’s cancer care. … November 13, 2024
Recovery from COVID-19-related disruptions in cancer detection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/algorithm-based-smartphone-apps-assess-risk-skin-cancer-adults-systematic-review-diagnostic
July 29, 2020 - Classic
Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer … Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic … Delays in cancer diagnosis can lead to adverse patient outcomes. … This systematic review examined whether smartphone-based apps can assist patients in assessing skin cancer … August 30, 2023
Human-computer collaboration for skin cancer recognition.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-and-mitigable-adverse-events-cancer-care-measuring-risk-and-harm-across-continuum
July 19, 2017 - Study
Preventable and mitigable adverse events in cancer care: measuring risk and … Cancer. 2017;123(23):4728-4736. doi:10.1002/cncr.30916. … Cancer care has been the setting for seminal, practice-changing errors . … , using a random sample of breast, colorectal, and lung cancer cases from 2012. … Cancer. 2017;123(23):4728-4736. doi:10.1002/cncr.30916.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-collaboration-improve-diagnosis-and-screening-colorectal-cancer
July 13, 2022 - Classic
Primary care collaboration to improve diagnosis and screening for colorectal cancer … Primary Care Collaboration to Improve Diagnosis and Screening for Colorectal Cancer. … Delayed diagnosis of colon cancer due to missed screening or follow-up leads to preventable morbidity … evidence-based practices in order to achieve timely diagnosis of cancer. … Primary Care Collaboration to Improve Diagnosis and Screening for Colorectal Cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-ethnic-minority-consumers-improve-safety-cancer-services-national-stakeholder
September 15, 2021 - Study
Engaging with ethnic minority consumers to improve safety in cancer services … Engaging with ethnic minority consumers to improve safety in cancer services: a national stakeholder … qualitative study explored ethnic minority stakeholder perspectives about patient engagement in cancer … Focus groups consisting of participants from consumer and health organizations involved in cancer care … Engaging with ethnic minority consumers to improve safety in cancer services: a national stakeholder