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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61117/psn-pdf
November 11, 2020 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care: a
global collaborative study. … Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care: a global
collaborative study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-covid-19-pandemic-cancer-care-global-collaborative-study
Patients … Respondents also reported potential patient harm due to
interruptions in cancer-specific and non-cancer … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/war-two-fronts-cancer-care-time-covid-19
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/war-two-fronts-cancer-care-time-covid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853069/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Estimating breast cancer overdiagnosis after screening
mammography among older women in the United States … 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 … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimation-breast-cancer-overdiagnosis-us-breast-screening-cohort
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-prescribing-first-step-improved-safety
February 16, 2011 - Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2006;98(24):1763-5. … Journal of the National Cancer Institute . 2006; 98 (24) :1763-5 . … This article discusses changes implemented at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to improve cancer medication … Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2006;98(24):1763-5. … April 24, 2019
Doctor’s orders killed cancer patient: Dana-Farber admits drug overdose
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January 01, 2020 - Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy:
acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot … Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable
variation or cancer care quality blind spot … This retrospective study of cancer care safety examined the extent to which patients received
recommended … A significant proportion of breast, lung, and colorectal cancer patients did not
receive chemotherapy … /issue/primary-care-collaboration-improve-diagnosis-and-screening-colorectal-cancer
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September 09, 2013 - The Case
A 73-year-old woman with a history of nonsmall cell lung cancer with metastases to the brain … The use of corticosteroid therapy in the primary treatment of malignancies (e.g., lymphoma [ 1 ] and … 5 ), pain ( 6 ), and mass effect from tumor-associated edema of the brain ( 7 ) and spinal cord ( 8 ) … Corticosteroids for the management of cancer-related pain in adults. … Corticosteroids in brain cancer patients: benefits and pitfalls.
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November 10, 2021 - Health disparities: impact of health disparities and
treatment decision-making biases on cancer adverse … effects among black cancer survivors. … Health disparities: impact of health disparities and treatment decision-
making biases on cancer adverse … effects among black cancer survivors. … adverse effects among
Black cancer survivors.
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January 15, 2014 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
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May 04, 2012 - Study
Chemotherapeutic errors in hospitalised cancer patients: attributable damage … Chemotherapeutic errors in hospitalised cancer patients: attributable damage and extra costs. … BMC Cancer. 2011;11:478. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-11-478. … BMC Cancer . 2011; 11 :478 .
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May 20, 2020 - Association between cancer-specific adverse event
triggers and mortality: a validation study. … Association between cancer?specific adverse event triggers and
mortality: A validation study. … Cancer Med. 2020;9(12):4447-4459. doi:10.1002/cam4.3033. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-cancer-specific-adverse-event-triggers-and-mortality … and nonmetastatic colorectal cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47772/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - 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. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variations-surgical-safety-according-affiliation-status-top-ranked-cancer … Researchers found that surgical outcomes
were no different between cancer center–affiliated community … board-bedside-how-application-financial-structures-safety-and-quality-can-drive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866113/psn-pdf
June 12, 2024 - Reducing the risk of delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses
through an ambulatory safety net collaborative … Reducing the risk of delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses
through an ambulatory safety net collaborative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-risk-delayed-colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-through-ambulatory-safety … This article describes the design and execution of a colorectal cancer (CRC) ASN to identify patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-safety-nets-reduce-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-cancer
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November 01, 2017 - This news article reports on the
prevalence of overtreatment among patients with cancer, how it can … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-screening-denmark-cohort-study-tumor-size-and-overdiagnosis
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October 21, 2015 - Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer … May 30, 2012
Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions … October 4, 2011
Hidden danger, obvious opportunity: error and risk in the management of cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50836/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Developing a cancer-specific trigger tool to identify
treatment-related adverse events using administrative … Developing a cancer?specific trigger tool to identify treatment? … Cancer Med. 2020;9(4):1462-1472.
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February 15, 2023 - Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024;71(8):e31064. doi:10.1002/pbc.31064. … Pediatr Blood Cancer . 2024; 71 (8) :e31064 . … Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024;71(8):e31064. doi:10.1002/pbc.31064. … August 16, 2023
What causes delays in diagnosing blood cancers?
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May 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
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Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error … A 48-year-old man with a history of metastatic penile cancer was admitted to an inpatient internal … cell cancer had been ordered. … Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting. … (4)
Formal review of the case determined that the outpatient oncologist (a specialist in penile cancers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scarcity-sends-sick-scrambling-medication
August 08, 2012 - Exploring how drug shortages affect patients, this news piece describes one cancer patient's efforts … August 8, 2012
Mounting drug shortages delay treatments for patients with bladder cancer … The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
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Some cancer experts see … October 1, 2014
Missing a cancer diagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866560/psn-pdf
August 21, 2024 - Patients' perceptions of using technology for self-
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Patients with higher medication complexity, such as patients with cancer, are particularly … This qualitative study with patients with breast, prostate, lung, and
colorectal cancer identified several
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July 10, 2024 - A systematic review and meta-analysis of artificial
intelligence versus clinicians for skin cancer diagnosis … A systematic review and meta-analysis of artificial intelligence
versus clinicians for skin cancer diagnosis … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-artificial-intelligence-versus-clinicians-
skin-cancer … This
systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies found that AI algorithms for skin cancer classification … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-artificial-intelligence-versus-clinicians-skin-cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867527/psn-pdf
January 15, 2025 - Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an
integrative review. … Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative
review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-timely-cancer-diagnosis-integrative-review
Cancer … This integrative review
of missed opportunities to diagnose cancer identified "closing the loop" as … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-timely-cancer-diagnosis-integrative-review
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