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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedMcNellis RJ, Beswick-Escanlar V
AHRQ Author: McNellis RJ
Aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer.
This case study involves a a 55-year-old man who presents to your office for a routine refill of his antihypertension medication, his 65-year-old brother who also visits you to ask about taking low-dose aspirin, and his 55-year-old wife, also your patient, who recently experienced abdominal pain,. It poses three multiple choice questions focused on the use of low-dose aspirin, together with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and related background information.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: McNellis RJ, Beswick-Escanlar V .
Aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer.
Am Fam Physician 2016 Oct 15;94(8):661-62.
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Keywords: Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Conditions, Medication, Prevention, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Case Study
Chubak J, Whitlock EP, Williams SB
Aspirin for the prevention of cancer incidence and mortality: systematic evidence reviews for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The researchers conducted systematic reviews of aspirin and 1) total cancer mortality and incidence in persons eligible for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 2) colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality and incidence in persons at average CRC risk.. Evidence from CVD primary and secondary prevention studies suggested that aspirin therapy reduces CRC incidence and perhaps mortality approximately 10 years after initiation.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200151I.
Citation: Chubak J, Whitlock EP, Williams SB .
Aspirin for the prevention of cancer incidence and mortality: systematic evidence reviews for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Ann Intern Med 2016 Jun 21;164(12):814-25. doi: 10.7326/m15-2117.
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Keywords: Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Conditions, Medication, Mortality, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Killian JT, Holcomb CN, Graham LA
Delays in surgery for patients with coronary stents placed after diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
The researchers sought to determine whether the presence of a coronary stent affected the timing of colorectal cancer resection and the postoperative outcomes. They found that the median time from diagnosis to surgery was 100 days for patients who received a stent after a colonoscopy and 42 days for patients whose stent was present at the time of the colonoscopy.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Killian JT, Holcomb CN, Graham LA .
Delays in surgery for patients with coronary stents placed after diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
JAMA Surg 2016 Jan;151(1):86-8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3130..
Keywords: Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Conditions, Colonoscopy, Heart Disease and Health, Surgery
Garcia-Albeniz X, Hsu J, Lipsitch M
Infective endocarditis and cancer in the elderly.
The researchers investigated the magnitude of the association between infective endocarditis and cancer, and the natural history of cancer patients with concomitant diagnosis of infective endocarditis. They found that in this elderly population, the incidence of infective endocarditis around a colorectal cancer diagnosis was substantially higher than around the diagnosis of lung, breast and prostate cancers.
AHRQ-funded; HS023128.
Citation: Garcia-Albeniz X, Hsu J, Lipsitch M .
Infective endocarditis and cancer in the elderly.
Eur J Epidemiol 2016 Jan;31(1):41-9. doi: 10.1007/s10654-015-0111-9.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Conditions, Elderly, Cancer: Prostate Cancer