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Restructured HCFA Now Has a New Name

WEBWASHINGTON-The Bush Administration has begun a reorganization of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) by changing its name and creating three …

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M.D. Anderson Opens New Facility-‘Hospital for the Future’

WEBHOUSTON-The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has unveiled its new 13-story Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek Hospital (Figure 1). At the dedication ceremony, …

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Challenges of Rural Cancer Care in the United States

WEBJan Probst, PhD Director of the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South CarolinaWHAT IS THE …

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Are Most Patients Willing to Share Medical Data

WEBThe majority of patients may be willing to share medical data and biospecimens for research, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.However, …

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How the Affordable Care Act Has Affected Cancer Care in the …

WEBApplication error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information). Although data are anecdotal, there is no question that the increased …

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Increasing Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Rural Areas and the Evolving

WEBWe assume health care in rural areas is worse than it is at the bastions of education. However, the report by Nguyen et al from the Cleveland Clinic titled “Shorter …

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Addressing Disparities Through the Enhancing Oncology Model …

WEBThe health equity conversation has come to the fore in a significant way since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, with subsequent focus on the treatment of …

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Bridging the Gaps: Taking Care of the Whole Person

WEBOver the last 15 years, data have continued to emerge that highlight the large disparities in both the screening and treatment of cancer in individuals with (vs without) …

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Assumption of Risk, Healthcare Policy, and Cancer Screening

WEBAmerican medicine is poised for an expanded conflict over the assumption and consequences of risk in medical care. This conflict has developed over the …

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Caring for Patients With Serious Mental Illness: Guide for the …

WEBRecent Developments. Adapting the Collaborative Care Model for SMI and Cancer. To date, few teams that care for people with serious medical illnesses, like …

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Role of Culture in Healthcare Decision-Making

WEBMarjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, RN, FAAN . Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the UCLA School of Public Health, department of Asian …

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Survival Gains Associated With Immuno-Oncology Found to be …

WEBThe potential health gains associated with immuno-oncology treatments for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are significant, at both the patient and population level, …

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Measurement of Utilities and Quality-Adjusted Survival

WEBApplication error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information). Quality-adjusted survival as a measure of the effectiveness of medical …

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Disparities in Cancer Care: Challenges and Solutions

WEBApplication error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information) . There is an increased incidence of cancer in minority …

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Recommendations for Allocating Resources During COVID-19 …

WEBIn a paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers outlined a set of 6 recommendations detailing what strategies medical institutions should …

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Shorter Time to Treatment Is Associated With Improved Survival in …

WEBDiscussion. Cancer mortality rates are generally higher in rural than nonrural populations in the United states. 4,9 Many barriers exist for patients with cancer who live …

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Does Vitamin D Have a Role in Cancer Prevention

WEBToday we are discussing the role of vitamin D in cancer prevention with endocrinologist Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD. Holick specializes in vitamin D and through …

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Can Social and Environmental Factors Cause Cancer Disparities

WEBApplication error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information). Cancer Network spoke with Dr. Scarlett Lin Gomez about …

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