Other Patient & Consumer Resources

• Surgery Choices for Women With DCIS or Breast Cancer
• Take Charge with Fran Drescher, Actress and Cancer Survivor

Clinicians & Providers

• A Systematic Review on RedPathTG® Diagnostics
• Breast Tumors, HER2 Testing
• Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women: Recent Findings
• Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women: Recent Findings (continued)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• EHC Library of Resources for Cancer
• Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
• Family History and Improving Health
• Genetic Tests for Non-Cancer Diseases/Conditions: A Horizon Scan
• Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
• Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
• Localized Prostate Cancer Surveillance
• Ovarian Cancer Prevention
• Ovarian Cancer, Genomic Tests
• Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment, Multigene Panels
• Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: an Update
• Relationship between Chemotherapy Use and Cognitive Impairments in Older Women with Breast Cancer: Findings from a Large Population-based Cohort
• Report on the Evidence Regarding Off-Label Indications for Targeted Th
• STS Database Risk Models: Predictors of Mortality and Major Morbidity for Lung Cancer Resection
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Systematic Reviews on Selected Pharmacogenetic Tests for Cancer Treatm
• Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II

Hospital & Health System Resources

• Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
• Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II

Policymaker Resources

• Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Fact Sheets

September 1 2012 20120901

Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women: Recent Findings

September 1 2012 20120901

Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women: Recent Findings (continued)

September 1 2012 20120901

Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II

Full Research Reports

December 1 2010 20101201

Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

Other Research & Data

• Men and blacks less likely to be aware of cancer screening benefits
• Racial and ethnic minority groups are less aware than whites of genetic testing for cancer risk
• Relationship between Chemotherapy Use and Cognitive Impairments in Older Women with Breast Cancer: Findings from a Large Population-based Cohort
• U.S.-born Mexican women who have adopted U.S. culture may be more at risk for cervical cancer
• University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer

Press Releases

May 27 2010 20100527

Advanced Type of Cancer Radiation Reduces Side Effects, but Impact on Controlling Cancer Is Unclear

News & Numbers

October 27 2011 20111027

Heart Disease, Cancer and Trauma-Related Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Men

September 29 2010 20100929

Prostate Cancer Deaths Drop, But Blacks Still Most Likely To Die

Other News & Events

• No consistent association found between volume or quality and outcomes of complex surgeries for cancer
• AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent
• AHRQ publishes cancer hospitalization statistics
• AHRQ reviews evidence on multigene panels for prostate cancer risk assessment
• Advanced type of cancer radiation reduces side effects, but impact on cancer control is unclear
• Annual screening for malignancy among children with spina bifida with cystoplasty unlikely to be cost effective
• Benefits of active surveillance therapy for localized prostate cancer not yet demonstrated
• Benefits of chemotherapy for elderly patients with lung cancer must be weighed against risk of long-term toxicities
• Blacks have higher rates of pituitary adenoma
• Blacks with lung cancer have higher mortality rates than whites
• Cancer patients more likely to face higher cost burdens than those with other chronic conditions
• Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for lung cancer linked to cardiac disorders
• Cost-effectiveness analysis supports genetic testing before patients with metastatic colorectal cancer are given irinotecan
• Demographic and health factors influence the type of prostate cancer screening received by men over age 40
• Elderly lung cancer patients experience more adverse events during chemotherapy than younger patients
• Epoetin and Darbepoetin Reduce Need for Transfusions, Increase Risk of Blood Clots for Anemia in Cancer Patients, Review Finds
• Good communication with the doctor treating their child for cancer improves parental satisfaction with their role in decisions
• Heart disease, cancer, and mental disease among the most costly conditions for women
• Heart disease, cancer, and trauma-related disorders among the most costly conditions for men
• Hospital lung cancer surgery volume is not correlated with lower mortality
• Hospital volume does not predict mortality for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery
• Medicare-insured patients with head or neck cancer differ little in mortality risk because of race or ethnicity
• Men and blacks less likely to be aware of cancer screening benefits
• Minority patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer are less likely to receive hospice services than whites
• Modeling inequalities helps to develop cervical cancer screening strategies that can improve outcomes and reduce disparities
• More evidence needed on benefit of additional procedure for diagnosing plasma cell cancer
• More research needed to compare therapies for colorectal cancer metastases is to the liver
• No link found between chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer and later cognitive impairment
• No significant link found between treatments used for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and development of cancer
• Nonplatinum chemotherapy agents more likely to lead to hospitalizations for older women with ovarian cancer
• Oral chemotherapy drugs not immune to medication errors
• Patients with inherited cancer syndrome need help with decisions and long-term support from their surgeons
• Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome have shorter survival times if they have coexisting medical conditions
• Poorer patients less likely to receive specific treatment for head and neck cancer
• Racial and ethnic minority groups are less aware than whites of genetic testing for cancer risk
• Radionovela promotes awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine among Hispanic parents
• Several factors influence completion of chemotherapy in elderly patients with stage-III colon cancer
• Stereotactic body radiation therapy reviewed
• Survival rates for colon cancer patients on chemotherapy improve with addition of oxaliplatin
• Task Force updates recommendation on screening for bladder cancer in asymptomatic adults
• Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II
• U.S.-born Mexican women who have adopted U.S. culture may be more at risk for cervical cancer
• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer