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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
March 01, 2023 - Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink … tumors. … with some resulting in either healthy tissue being exposed to unnecessary levels of radiation or the tumor … has relatively low error and injury rates, studies show that most errors occurring during radiation cancer
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumvola.html
October 01, 2014 - Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Grant Title: Improving End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients … Description: This research has three main aims:
Create a goals-of-care video decision aid for advanced cancer … Volandes developed a video decision aid for patients with advanced cancer that will serve as the basis … He surveyed 32 subjects with various advanced cancers from a variety of age groups. … The video was shown to 14 subjects with advanced cancer.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. … Statistics (USCS) data, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the "second leading cancer killer" in the United … States among cancers affecting both men and women. … It is also one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers. … However, many colorectal cancers are not found early due to low screening rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hsu.html
May 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Using Artificial Intelligence To Improve Breast Cancer Screening and Enhance Workflow … One in 10 women undergoing breast cancer screening in the United States will get the unwelcome news that … While the vast majority (95 percent) of callbacks are later found not to have cancer, according to the … American Cancer Society, the wait for that confirmation can be a stressful, anxiety-filled experience … “Lumpectomy scars may mimic the appearance of cancers on mammograms and are challenging for algorithms
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/secola-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)–Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Cancer … with acute
lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) (n=10, 47.6%) on the CU compared to central nervous system tumors … Fratino et al reported higher BSI rates in those with hematological disease versus those with solid
tumors … Though these preliminary results further support that children with
hematological malignancies and/ … Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004;42: 325-331.
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24.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreensum.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Executive Summary
Previous … Statistics (USCS) data, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cancer killer in the United States … among cancers affecting both men and women. … It is also one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers. … However, many colorectal cancers are not found early due to low screening rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2.html
June 01, 2018 - Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer … of Mortality in Blacks
1980
2010
Diseases of the heart
Diseases of the heart
Malignant … neoplasm
Malignant neoplasm
Cerebrovascular diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases
Unintentional … These include cancer; cardiovascular disease and stroke; chemical dependency (measured by deaths due … Trends:
All measures for infant mortality and maternity care and most measures of care for cancer
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/lacson-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - lung cancer.11 Breast cancer is the
second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, second only to … and other concurrent malignancies, as well as insurance coverage, and (2) provider-
related features … A secondary outcome - malignancy rate - was recorded for the study cohort as all patients diagnosed … T-test was
used to assess time to malignancy detection. … warehouse was also used to extract (1) patient-specific features, including sex, age, race, and concurrent
malignancies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/questions-and-answers-about-cancer-care-survey.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Cancer Care Survey
Q: Why are there three versions of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey, and do I need to … surgery for cancer. … Algorithms for obtaining a sample for cancer surgery patients are limited to 14 types
of cancer. … to the Cancer Care Survey (cancer care team
supports patients in managing the effects of their cancer … Cancer Care Survey?
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreenref.html
October 01, 2018 - Pennsylvania cancer incidence and mortality, 2006. … Cancer Control Program; 2009. … How to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in practice. Cancer 2007;57(6):354-66. … Cancer Statistics Working Group. … Participation in colorectal cancer screening: a review. J Natl Cancer Inst 1997;89:1406-22.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit4.html
April 01, 2018 - Cancer 2008;113(2):276-85.
Harris DM, Borsky AE. … CA Cancer J Clin 2008;58(3):130-60. … How to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in practice. Cancer 2007;57(6):354-66.
… Cancer Statistics Working Group. … Participation in colorectal cancer screening: a review. J Natl Cancer Inst 1997;89:1406-22.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0243-section5.pdf
December 18, 2014 - American College of Radiology
(ACR) Statement on recent
studies regarding CT scans and
increased cancer … Accessed December 18, 2014
Recommendation The National Cancer Institute has proposed
that “although … III National Cancer Institute
2012, Radiation risks and
pediatric computed
tomography (CT): A guide … and scan type
and estimated that approximately 29,000
(95% UL [upper limit], 15,000-45,000) future
cancers … risk in the context of
III Berrington de González A,
Mahesh M, Kim DP et al.,
Projected cancer risks
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/weinger-france-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Background
More than 1.6 million new cases of cancer occur annually in the United States.24 25 Cancer … Prior research found that, for cancer patients at academic cancer centers, 2 to 19% of
admissions are … Setting and participants
The study occurred in the outpatient cancer clinics within a National Cancer … developed and validated (n=9 patients) to
improve palliative care in adult patients with hematologic malignancies … population (e.g., head and neck cancer).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool2c1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
2.c-1 Academic Detailing Booster … Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer … risk for developing colorectal cancer should use one of the screening tests below. … The tests that are designed to find both early cancer and polyps are preferred. … There may be considerations that support colorectal cancer screening in an individual patient.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen1.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
1. … Statistics (USCS) data, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the "second leading cancer killer" in the United … States among cancers affecting both men and women. … It is also one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers. … However, many colorectal cancers are not found early due to low screening rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cancer/suppl-shared-decision-making-items.html
March 01, 2017 - Since your cancer was diagnosed, did a doctor or other health care professional at this cancer center … Since your cancer was diagnosed, did a doctor or other health care professional at this cancer center … Since your cancer was diagnosed, did a doctor or other health care professional at this cancer center … Since your cancer was diagnosed, did a doctor or other health care professional at this cancer center … Since your cancer was diagnosed, did a doctor or other health care professional at this cancer center
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/screening.html
of Students Using AHRQ App to Improve Primary Care
Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-jul2023.pdf
November 03, 2023 - Office of Patient Safety and
Clinical Quality
NIH/NCI National Institutes of Health/National Cancer … ,
advanced breast cancer, neurologic conditions such as Parkinson’s
and other movement disorders, … Alzheimer’s, or neuroendocrine
tumors, CMS needs to eliminate or contemporize their hospital-
based … NIH/NCI/
Health Systems
and
Interventions
Research Branch
• Telehealth in Cancer Care
o Since … the issuance of NCI’s Notice of Special Interest on
Telehealth in Cancer Care, two awards have been
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/hugheshalbert.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Disseminating Breast Cancer Prevention to African American Women
Research to Help Underserved Populations … Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
Disseminating Breast Cancer … Description
This study evaluated a community-based approach to
disseminating information about breast cancer … prevention on psychological and behavioral
outcomes including: knowledge of breast cancer
risk factors … Study Population
African American Women
Health Condition Addressed
Cancer
Dissemination Tool and
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201603.html
May 01, 2016 - AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials
Search … All Impact Case Studies
May 2016
Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York City … educational materials that are written at a sixth-grade reading level, but even using a term that's common in cancer … Geographic Location:
New York
Implementer:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer