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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/providers-perceptions-communication-breakdowns-cancer-care
March 11, 2013 - Study
Providers' perceptions of communication breakdowns in cancer care. … Providers' perceptions of communication breakdowns in cancer care. … Quality cancer care is often threatened by poor communication and lack of coordination . … Providers' perceptions of communication breakdowns in cancer care. … May 29, 2012
Encouraging patients to speak up about problems in cancer care.
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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/role-cognitive-bias-breast-radiology-diagnostic-and-judgment-errors
April 24, 2018 - Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer … May 24, 2023
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis … December 23, 2020
Missed breast cancer: effects of subconscious bias and lesion … of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast cancer … March 4, 2015
Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-covid-19-pandemic-cancer-care-global-collaborative-study
April 21, 2021 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care: a global collaborative study. … Respondents also reported potential patient harm due to interruptions in cancer-specific and non-cancer … COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survival in the UK: a modelling study. … with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. … with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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/issue/biasing-influence-mental-shortcuts-diagnostic-decision-making-radiologists-can-overlook
April 07, 2021 - Biasing influence of 'mental shortcuts' on diagnostic decision-making: radiologists can overlook breast cancer … Biasing influence of 'mental shortcuts' on diagnostic decision-making: radiologists can overlook breast cancer … Radiologists' estimation of breast cancer reflected the random number they were given prior to viewing … October 28, 2020
How timely is diagnosis of lung cancer? … July 31, 2023
Breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stand-alone-artificial-intelligence-breast-cancer-detection-mammography-comparison-101
November 15, 2023 - Classic
Stand-alone artificial intelligence for breast cancer … J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019;111(9):916-922. doi:10.1093/jnci/djy222. … J Natl Cancer Inst . 2019; 111 (9) :916-922 . … Researchers found that an AI system was able to detect breast cancer using mammography with accuracy … J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019;111(9):916-922. doi:10.1093/jnci/djy222.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47083/psn-pdf
June 21, 2018 - Accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis by physician
assistants compared with dermatologists in a large health … Accuracy of Skin Cancer Diagnosis by Physician Assistants
Compared With Dermatologists in a Large Health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-skin-cancer-diagnosis-physician-assistants-compared-
dermatologists-large-health-care … physician assistants working in dermatology clinics performed more biopsies and diagnosed
fewer skin cancers … The authors were unable to assess
how often either clinician type missed diagnoses of skin cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-current-opioid-use-serious-adverse-events-among-older-adult-survivors-breast
February 15, 2023 - Association of current opioid use with serious adverse events among older adult survivors of breast cancer … Association of current opioid use with serious adverse events among older adult survivors of breast cancer … serious adverse events associated with continued prescription opioid use after treatment for breast cancer … Findings indicate that opioid use after active cancer treatment was associated with a 15-fold increase … adverse effects among black cancer survivors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concordance-urgent-referral-guidelines-patients-presenting-any-six-alarm-features-possible
February 17, 2021 - with urgent referral guidelines in patients presenting with any of six ‘alarm’ features of possible cancer … with urgent referral guidelines in patients presenting with any of six ‘alarm’ features of possible cancer … Delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment can lead to significant morbidity and mortality . … This retrospective study linking data reflecting primary and secondary care as well as cancer registry … Findings revealed that a significant number of these patients developed cancer within one year.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47358/psn-pdf
August 29, 2018 - Double reading in breast cancer screening: cohort
evaluation in the CO-OPS trial. … Double Reading in Breast Cancer Screening: Cohort
Evaluation in the CO-OPS Trial. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-reading-breast-cancer-screening-cohort-evaluation-co-ops-trial
This … With a second reader, fewer women had to return for more imaging and more cancers were
detected, suggesting … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-reading-breast-cancer-screening-cohort-evaluation-co-ops-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variations-surgical-safety-according-affiliation-status-top-ranked-cancer-hospital
April 24, 2019 - Variations in surgical safety according to affiliation status with a top-ranked cancer … Variations in Surgical Safety According to Affiliation Status With a Top-Ranked Cancer Hospital. … Variations in Surgical Safety According to Affiliation Status With a Top-Ranked Cancer Hospital. … hospitals and their affiliates for complex cancer surgery. … for complex cancer surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-disparities-impact-health-disparities-and-treatment-decision-making-biases-cancer
October 14, 2020 - Health disparities: impact of health disparities and treatment decision-making biases on cancer … adverse effects among black cancer survivors. … effects among black cancer survivors. … adverse effects among Black cancer survivors. … effects among black cancer survivors.
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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/application-digital-quality-measure-cancer-diagnosis-epic-cosmos
November 13, 2024 - Study
Application of a digital quality measure for cancer diagnosis in Epic Cosmos … Application of a digital quality measure for cancer diagnosis in Epic Cosmos. … Missed and delayed diagnosis of cancer delays essential, time-sensitive treatment and can lead to … (defined as an emergency encounter followed by a new lung cancer diagnosis within 30 days) in a large … Application of a digital quality measure for cancer diagnosis in Epic Cosmos.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/early-diagnosis-cancer-systems-approach-support-clinicians-primary-care
December 14, 2022 - Commentary
Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support clinicians in primary … Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support clinicians in primary care. … This commentary examines how cancer diagnosis delay in primary care occurs. … Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support clinicians in primary care. … pathways for cancer investigation organised, and what are the implications for safety and quality of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-and-economic-impact-medication-reconciliation-cancer-patients-systematic-review
January 27, 2019 - Review
Clinical and economic impact of medication reconciliation in cancer patients … Clinical and economic impact of medication reconciliation in cancer patients: a systematic review. … Support Care Cancer. 2020;28(8):3557-3569. doi:10.1007/s00520-020-05400-5. … Support Care Cancer . 2020; 28 (8) :3557-3569 . … Support Care Cancer. 2020;28(8):3557-3569. doi:10.1007/s00520-020-05400-5.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-breast-cancer-overdiagnosis-after-screening-mammography-among-older-women-united
October 19, 2022 - Study
Estimating breast cancer overdiagnosis after screening mammography among older … Estimating breast cancer overdiagnosis after screening mammography among older women in the United States … Using SEER-Medicare data, researchers examined breast cancer overdiagnosis by comparing cancer incidence … Findings suggest that breast cancer may be potentially overdiagnosed among 31% of women aged 70 to 74 … August 11, 2021
Breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/war-two-fronts-cancer-care-time-covid-19
March 12, 2025 - Commentary
A war on two fronts: cancer care in the time of COVID-19. … A war on two fronts: cancer care in the time of COVID-19. … The authors discuss the need to balance delays in cancer diagnosis or treatment against the harm of COVID … A war on two fronts: cancer care in the time of COVID-19. … February 24, 2021
Cancer diagnostic delay in Northern and Central Italy during the 2020
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and
May 18, 2022 - Study
Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent … Cancer. 2020;126(22):4957-4966. doi:10.1002/cncr.33121. … Cancer . 2020; 126 (22) :4957-4966 .
View more articles from the same authors. … Cancer. 2020;126(22):4957-4966. doi:10.1002/cncr.33121. … with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.