Cancer

Research Findings

Research Activities, November 2009:
Instituting patient safety rounds can boost adverse event reporting in outpatient cancer clinics
Particle beam radiation therapy is promising, but unproven for treating cancer
Heart conditions, cancer, trauma-related disorders, mental disorders, and asthma were the five most costly conditions in 1996 and 2006

Research Activities, September 2009:
Community health workers can help poor and minority groups access some cancer screening services

Research Activities, August 2009:
Study finds high medication error rates among adults and children receiving outpatient cancer treatment

Research Activities, July 2009:
Studies explore survival and treatment disparities among black and white elderly patients with cancer
Study underscores the positive impact of patient-centered care delivered by nurses on cancer patient outcomes

Research Activities, June 2009:
Medicare beneficiaries with cancer do not frequently use National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers for care

Research Activities, May 2009:
Physicians miss opportunities to give emotional support to cancer patients

Research Activities, February 2009:
Older white men are most likely to be diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma

Research Activities, December 2008:
Medicare patients with cancer don't switch from managed care to fee-for-service

Research Activities, October 2008:
Race influences participation of companions in cancer consultations

Research Activities, September 2008:
Women's perception of risk affects screening for colon cancer, but not cervical or breast cancer

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

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