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Prostate Cancer Treatment Varies Between General Population, Diagnosed Men

01/11/2019

JCP Editors

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, as well as the third leading cause of cancer-related death.1 More than 160,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually, and...

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01/11/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Lung Cancer Screening Is Cost-Effective, Identifies Other Conditions in High-Risk Patients

07/03/2017

JCP Editors

Analysis of high-risk lung cancer screening shows that screening is cost-effective and may offer cost savings if noncurative treatment costs continue to rise, according to new research published in the Journal of...

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07/03/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Reveals Optimal Screening Strategy for Prostate Cancer

05/23/2017

JCP Editors

A diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan followed by an MRI-guided biopsy strategy is more cost-effective than an invasive transrectal ultrasound for detecting prostate cancer, according to research...

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05/23/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Increased Risk of Secondary Cancer for Survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma

05/19/2017

JCP Editors

Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma with a family history of cancer have a 1.3-fold higher risk of developing a second cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (May...

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05/19/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

PD-L1 Expression Associated With Radiation Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer

05/16/2017

JCP Editors

PD-L1 expression may be a biomarker of local failure in human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma following radiotherapy, according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research...

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05/16/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research Reports

Cost-Effectiveness of a Patient Navigation Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening

05/12/2017

Whitney C Rhodes, PhD, MSPA

Yvonne Kellar-Guenther, PhD

Arnold H Levinson, PhD, MJ

Andrea Dwyer, BS

R Mark Gritz, PhD

Abstract: Patient navigators (PNs) support colorectal screening through increased attendance and improved bowel preparation and are now frequently embedded in primary care settings. In order to determine whether...

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05/12/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Researchers Offer Protocol for Cardiac Monitoring in Cancer Survivors

03/15/2017

JCP Editors

Researchers debuted guidelines for a two-tiered cardiac monitoring system aimed at identifying cancer survivors considered at high risk for cardiotoxic events. ----- Related Content Prostate Cancer Treatment...

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03/15/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Body Composition Impacts Chemo Toxicity for Patients With Breast Cancer

03/07/2017

JCP Editors

Using body composition metrics to determine dosage of anthracyclines-taxane based chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer can reduce treatment-related toxicity, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer...

Using...

03/07/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Frailty Screening May Improve Outcomes for Older Surgical Patients

02/13/2017

JCP Editors

The utilization of a novel preoperative frailty screening system reduced mortality up to 365 days postsurgery and may serve as an easily implementable tool for assessing older surgical patients, according to research...

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02/13/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Anxiety Increases Risk of Mortality for Patients With NSCLC

01/31/2017

JCP Editors

Patients with newly-diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who experience anxiety are at a higher risk of cancer-specific mortality, according to research published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom...

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01/31/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways