Cancer

Research Findings

Research Activities, July 2008:
Elderly Asian Americans in traditional fee-for-service Medicare receive fewer needed services than their white counterparts
Immigrants are likely to underreport a family history of cancer

Research Activities, June 2008:
AHRQ and the Ad Council encourage men to take preventive steps in their health care
Pediatric autopsies shed more light on cause of death in more than half of cases
Several factors can quickly identify mortality risk among frail elderly persons living in the community
Primary care practices can perform very well in several quality areas

Research Activities, May 2008:
AHRQ's 2007 State Snapshots provide broader portraits of State-by-State health care performance

Research Activities, April 2008:
Physicians and terminal patients need to communicate better with each other about end-of-life care options

Research Activities, January 2008:
Elderly cancer patients who live in minority communities use hospice care less than their counterparts in white communities

Research Activities, November 2007:
Cancer and other chronic conditions affect patients' lives differently during various phases of care

Research Activities, August 2007:
Few of the safeguards routinely used for intravenous chemotherapy have been adopted for oral chemotherapy at U.S. cancer centers

Research Activities, June 2007:
Parents prefer as much information as possible about the prognosis of their child's cancer

Research Activities, February 2007:
Diagnostic errors that harm outpatients are typically the result of multiple individual and system breakdowns

Research Activities, October 2006:
Talc should be the agent of choice when treating fluid buildup around the lungs from advanced cancer

Research Activities, February 2006:
A diet high in omega-3 fatty acids is unlikely to reduce the risk of cancer

Research Activities, May 2006:
Employers are least likely to offer insurance coverage for preventive care services that provide the financial return they seek

Research Activities, June 2006:
Study finds no clinically significant difference in effectiveness of drugs for managing anemia in patients undergoing cancer treatment

Research Activities, April 2006
Doctor-patient communication is critical to how parents view the quality of end-of-life care for children with cancer

Research Activities, December 2005:
Misconceptions about cancer screening may be common among women

Research Activities, August 2005:
Patients' beliefs are not an important barrier to effective pain management
Cancer survival is lower among Medicaid than non-Medicaid patients, especially for those enrolled after cancer diagnosis

Research Activities, February 2005:
Physicians often change their clinical decisions about management of cancer patients based on results of PET scans

Research Activities, January 2005:
Substantial barriers prevent cancer patients from obtaining optimal care at the end of life

Research Activities, November 2004:
Cancer survivors often have long-term health limitations and lost productivity associated with their disease

Research Activities, July 2004:
Studies reveal that patient cost-sharing influences patients' use of cancer screening and emergency department care

Research Activities, May 2004:
A user-friendly computer touchscreen enables low literacy cancer patients to more accurately report quality of life outcomes

Research Activities, April 2004:
Health plan use of gatekeepers may improve use of recommended cancer screening

Research Activities, March 2004:
Nurses' contributions to patient-centered care and care equity are important components of health care quality

Research Activities, January 2004:
Disparities in cancer rates among U.S. men may be due in part to differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens

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