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  1. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/question-what-is-the-etiology-of-cryptorchidism-what-are-the-environmental-factors-maternal-smoking-maternal-diabetes-mellitus-etc-that-may-contribute-to-the-development-of-this-condition-question-what-is-the-ideal-diagnostic
    May 10, 2010 - Home » Get Involved » Nominated Topics » Topic Suggestion Description Topic Suggestion Description Date submitted: May 10, 2010 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 590.6 KB] Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a health ca…

  2. Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical Brief (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_research-protocol.pdf
    August 23, 2010 - Recent studies have also linked NMSC to prior cancer therapy, especially radiation therapy.2 Additionally

  3. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Update of a 2008 Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/research/

  4. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-standardized-library_0.pdf
    February 01, 2019 - therapy Targeted drug therapies (e.g., afatinib, bevacizumab, etc.) … Rapid evolution of treatment approaches with introduction of new drugs, new radiation therapy approaches … Thyroid hormone therapy-may prevent some thyroid cancers from returning External beam radiation therapy … Pilot Project Sriram Yennu RSSearch® Patient Registry Joanne Davis SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation … Therapy) vs.

  5. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-standardized-library.pdf
    February 01, 2019 - therapy Targeted drug therapies (e.g., afatinib, bevacizumab, etc.) … Rapid evolution of treatment approaches with introduction of new drugs, new radiation therapy approaches … Thyroid hormone therapy-may prevent some thyroid cancers from returning External beam radiation therapy … Pilot Project Sriram Yennu RSSearch® Patient Registry Joanne Davis SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation … Therapy) vs.

  6. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - 1 Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Executive Summary Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) refers to chronic narrowing or atherosclerosis of the lower extremities1 and represents a spectrum of disease severity from asymptomatic disease to intermittent claudication (IC), to …

  7. 2020 EPC Year in Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-epc-year-in-review.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - validation of a web-based tool to predict sexual, urinary, and bowel function longitudinally after radiation … therapy, surgery, or observation.

  8. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2020: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - validation of a web-based tool to predict sexual, urinary, and bowel function longitudinally after radiation … therapy, surgery, or observation.

  9. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment/research-protocol
    March 10, 2010 - Current Page Topic Timeline Mar. 21, 2008 Topic Suggestion Mar. 10, 2010 Research Protocol Nov. 14, 2011 Systematic Review May. 2, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism Research Protocol Archived March 10, 2010 Download Main Do…

  10. Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lung-cancer-staging/research-protocol
    December 08, 2014 - regional lymph nodes or in ipsilateral supraclavicular nodes, all of which can be encompassed in a safe radiotherapy … additional involved lymph nodes, leading to revisions in treatment plans for patients scheduled to receive radiotherapy

  11. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures/research
    May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care Research Report Archived May 17, 2010 Download Main Document PDF 353.4 KB Note : This report is greater than 5 years old. Findings may be used for research purposes but should not be considered current. Author Affiliations Soko Setoguchi, M.D., D…

  12. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that support the rapid development of new scientific information and analytic tools. The DEcIDE network…

  13. Topic Brief: Screening and Treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/na_liver_disease_topic_brief_topic_brief.pdf
    October 30, 2020 - Topic Brief: Screening and Treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 1 Topic Brief: Screening and Treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Date: 10/30/2020 Nomination Number: 0939 Purpose: This document summarizes the information addressing a nomination submitted on 7/7/2020 through the Effectiv…

  14. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
    May 20, 2013 - patients who, on the basis of their primary staging, were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy … additional staging tests, including invasive procedures  Need for additional treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy … combination or in a specific sequence) Therapeutic decision- making KQ1a Chemotherapy or radiotherapy … / extent of disease (recurrent) Clinical outcome Treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy … surgery (but after initial treatment) in patients with colorectal cancer who receive chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

  15. Cystic-Fibrosis-Hgh Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - CER # 23: Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Original release date: October 2010 Surveillance Report 1st Assessment: November, 2011 Surveillance Report 2nd Assessment: August 2012 Key Findings 1st Assessment: • All conclusions for KQ…

  16. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-staging/research-protocol
    May 21, 2013 - patients who, on the basis of their primary staging, were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy … additional staging tests, including invasive procedures Need for additional treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy … surgery (but after initial treatment) in patients with colorectal cancer who receive chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

  17. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
    January 15, 2015 - Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery D…

  18. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    March 11, 2010 - Evidence Report on the Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: March 11, 2010 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism I. Background and Objectives for th…

  19. Hi Les, (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - RCTs have demonstrated that BCS plus adjuvant radiotherapy is a safe and effective alternative to mastectomy … will vary proportional to the prognosis of these cases when treated by standard BCS plus adjuvant radiotherapy … MRI with cases detected by mammography alone when both groups are managed with BCS plus adjuvant radiotherapy … Effects of radiotherapy and surgery on early breast cancer: an overview of the randomised trials. … Results of conservative surgery and radiation therapy for multiple synchronous cancers of one breast

  20. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
    December 08, 2014 - regional lymph nodes or in ipsilateral supraclavicular nodes, all of which can be encompassed in a safe radiotherapy … additional involved lymph nodes, leading to revisions in treatment plans for patients scheduled to receive radiotherapy
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