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421. The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads" | PSNet
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     April 24, 2018 - Although subsolid nodules are often malignant or premalignant, they usually give rise to malignancies … that behave more indolently than solid malignancies. … lung cancer. … September 26, 2012 Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike … May 1, 2011 Missed breast cancers at US-guided core needle biopsy: how to reduce

422. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) constitutes approximately 90 percent of all head and neck cancers … Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query Cancer Information Summary.8 The definitions include cancer … Gupta et al. reported aggregated survival results in patients with tumors in different sites. … Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in head and neck cancers: an update. … Head and neck cancers. J Nat Compr Cancer Netw. 2011 Jun 1;9(6):596-650. PMID: 21636536. 9.

423. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) constitutes approximately 90 percent of all head and neck cancers … Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query Cancer Information Summary.8 The definitions include cancer … Gupta et al. reported aggregated survival results in patients with tumors in different sites. … Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in head and neck cancers: an update. … Head and neck cancers. J Nat Compr Cancer Netw. 2011 Jun 1;9(6):596-650. PMID: 21636536. 9.

424. Statistical Brief #125: Cancer Hospitalizations for Adults, 2009 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - among men, breast cancers among women, and colorectal cancers among both men and women. … , secondary malignancies (i.e., metastatic cancer), and lung cancer. … cancer, secondary malignancies (i.e., metastatic cancers), and lung cancer (figure 1). … Cancer of colon* Cancer of bronchus, lung Secondary malignancies Cancer of prostate Figure 1.  … Cancer of uterus Cancer of colon* Cancer of bronchus, lung Cancer of breast* Secondary malignancies

425. CAHPS Cancer Care Survey: Cancer Surgery (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2016 - CAHPS Cancer Care Survey: Cancer Surgery CAHPS® Cancer Care Survey Version: Cancer Surgery … Cancer surgery is an operation to remove tissue or part of the body to diagnose cancer, to treat cancer … involved with your cancer surgery through this cancer center. … related to your cancer or cancer surgery? … Besides cancer surgery, did you receive other types of cancer treatments or services from this cancer

426. CAHPS Cancer Care Survey: Cancer Surgery (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2016 - CAHPS Cancer Care Survey: Cancer Surgery CAHPS® Cancer Care Survey Version: Cancer Surgery … Cancer surgery is an operation to remove tissue or part of the body to diagnose cancer, to treat cancer … involved with your cancer surgery through this cancer center. … related to your cancer or cancer surgery? … Besides cancer surgery, did you receive other types of cancer treatments or services from this cancer

427. Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Surveys and Guidance Cancer … Care Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey … AIR and Mayo Clinic began by developing a conceptual framework for understanding patient-centered cancer … They also conducted testing of the proposed measures with patients who had received cancer treatment. … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/develop-cancer-surveys.html  

428. Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Care Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey … It was sponsored by AHRQ’s CAHPS program and the Outcomes Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute … AIR and Mayo Clinic began by developing a conceptual framework for understanding patient-centered cancer … They also conducted testing of the proposed measures with patients who had received cancer treatment. … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/develop-cancer-surveys.html  

429. Back Again | PSNet
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     November 18, 2016 - The classic "red flags" for malignancy include age older than 50, previous history of cancer, unexplained … The majority of spinal malignancies are metastatic from breast, lung, or prostate, so these areas should … Cord compression can occur in the setting of spinal tumors or epidural abscesses or with massive midline … degenerative spondylolisthesis Non-Mechanical Spine Disorders (less than or equal to 1%) Neoplasia … (metastases, lymphoid tumors, spinal cord tumors, etc.)

430. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - The prostate cancer antigen-3 gene (PCA3) has recently been found to be overexpressed in prostate cancers … research question would be to determine if the trade-off between reduction in biopsies and missed cancers … and what is learned through the studies in Research Question 2.1 about likely behavior of cancers … Can intermediate outcomes, such as cancer classifications of aggressive or indolent tumors be properly … PCA3 molecular urine assay correlates with prostate cancer tumor volume: implication in selecting candidates

431. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - The prostate cancer antigen-3 gene (PCA3) has recently been found to be overexpressed in prostate cancers … research question would be to determine if the trade-off between reduction in biopsies and missed cancers … and what is learned through the studies in Research Question 2.1 about likely behavior of cancers … Can intermediate outcomes, such as cancer classifications of aggressive or indolent tumors be properly … PCA3 molecular urine assay correlates with prostate cancer tumor volume: implication in selecting candidates

432. Archived: Letter to the Editor and Response from the Evidence-Based Practice Center: Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2012 - In this trial 5 , there were proportionally more cancers with cytology because the cotesting:cytology … Human papilllomavirus DNA testing for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 and … intraepithelial neoplasia: a randomised controlled trial. … intraepithelial neoplasia: a randomised controlled trial. … Human papillomavirus testing for the detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer

433. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Thyroid Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 22, 2016 - Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Thyroid Cancer … There are different types of thyroid cancer, but overall it is rare in the United States. … 3.8 percent of all new cancers. … “People who are treated for small or slow-growing tumors are exposed to risks from surgery or radiation … , but do not receive any benefit because the tumors are unlikely to affect the person’s health during

434. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - Some cancer experts see 'overdiagnosis,' question emphasis on early detection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-cancer-experts-see-overdiagnosis-question-emphasis-early-detection … of tumors that may never cause harm, this newspaper article discusses the impact of unnecessary tests … Researchers are working to design better tests to distinguish between benign abnormalities and cancers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-cancer-experts-see-overdiagnosis-question-emphasis-early-detection

435. Disposition of Comments for Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - The clinical trials in head-neck cancer patients were designed to improve outcomes by increasing tumor … trials and a Cochrane head-neck review) involving non-anemic patients with head-neck cancer, a malignancy … Page 23, line 27: This discussion focuses on hematologic malignancies. … Information on anemia prevalence in non-myeloid malignancies could be included here. … This has been revised to include non-myeloid malignancies.

436. Statistical Brief #125
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     February 01, 2012 - among men, breast cancers among women, and colorectal cancers among both men and women. … malignancies (i.e., metastatic cancer), and lung cancer. … cancer, secondary malignancies (i.e., metastatic cancers), and lung cancer (figure 1). … Stays for all other common cancers decreased. … malignancies 499,300 14.6% Cancer of bronchus, lung 389,200 11.3% Cancer of colon

437. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 11, 2016 - defined by stage and tumor size). … Committee on Cancer TNM system based on tumor size, lymph node involvement, and presence of metastasis … one study. 82 A randomized trial of annual versus triennial screening indicated detection of more tumors … Third, studies used heterogeneous definitions for advanced breast cancer that did not consider tumor … size >20 mm: 22% vs. 24% OR (for 2-y interval vs. 1-y interval Late stage for invasive cancers

438. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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439. Collaborative Modeling of U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - of breast cancer is modeled as a continuously growing tumor. … Each tumor has a size (the fatal diameter, which differs between tumors) at which diagnosis and treatment … Variation between tumors is modeled by probability distributions of tumor growth, threshold diameter … The MISCAN-Fadia continuous tumor growth model for breast cancer. … Number of cancers diagnosed is higher in B50–74 vs.

440. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - cell lung cancer (SCLC) comprises approximately 15% of all lung cancers.2 The five-year survival rate … Lung cancers are classified based on the size of the main tumor, whether it has locally invaded other … '/de OR cancer OR tumor* OR tumour* OR mass* OR neoplasm* AND (stage OR 'staging'/de OR staging OR class … OR tumor* OR tumour* OR mass* OR neoplasm*) AND (stage OR staging OR class*) Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … [tiab] OR neoplasm[tiab] OR tumor*[tiab] OR tumour*[tiab]) AND (care[tiab] OR treatment[tiab] OR therapy