Protect Your Health During Cancer Treatment
Cancer can be a difficult and overwhelming diagnosis, and if you have cancer or are undergoing cancer treatment, your top priority is to get healthy. After your cancer diagnosis, there are many new things you might need to learn and manage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Blood Clot Alliance want […]
Cancer Program Development Grids
Cancer program development grids are tools used to assess and improve the quality of cancer care services provided by healthcare organizations. These grids provide a framework for the evaluation of the cancer program’s performance across various domains, including patient outcomes, resource utilization, clinical quality, patient experience, and financial viability. Cancer program development grids are particularly […]
Pediatric Cancer Landscape Calls for Global Outreach
Around the world, pediatric cancer survival rates are failing to keep pace with real-life treatment and diagnostic opportunities. Five-year survival rates for children with cancer went from 30 percent in the 1960s to 80 percent in the 2000s, but since then improvements have been sparse. Developing countries, those too often faced with few resources and […]
New Cancer Test Helps Men Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The ACS estimates that in 2019 there will be approximately 174,650 new cases of prostate cancer and 31,620 deaths. About 1 man in 9 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate […]
The National Children’s Cancer Society Observes 25 Years
The battle against childhood cancer is ongoing. Over the past 20 years, incidence of children diagnosed with cancer has risen from 11.5 cases per 100,000 children in 1975 to 14.8 per 100,000 children in 2004 — during this same time, however, death rates declined dramatically, according to the National Cancer Institute. Many experts agree that […]
4 Reasons Remote Second Opinions Are Important In Cancer Care
Remote second opinions are becoming increasingly important in cancer care, especially in the era of COVID-19. A remote second opinion is when a patient’s medical records are sent to a specialist in a different location, who provides an opinion on the patient’s diagnosis and treatment plan without seeing the patient in person. Here are four […]
What You Need To Know About CMS’ New Enhancing Oncology Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new payment model, the “Enhancing Oncology Care Model” (EOCM), which aims to improve cancer care for Medicare beneficiaries. This new model builds on the success of the previous Oncology Care Model (OCM), which was implemented in 2016. Here’s what you need to know about […]
How to Manage Cancer-Related Pain
Pain is a frequent, yet often overlooked, consequence of cancer. An estimated 70 percent of those with cancer experience significant pain during their illness, yet fewer than half receive adequate treatment for their pain.1 If pain is not managed properly, it can worsen the physical, emotional and psychological toll of cancer. Pain can result from […]
Understanding Cancer Research Studies and Evaluating Outcomes
Depending on the questions healthcare experts wish to answer, these studies can be designed in various ways. Any research design study isn’t perfect. All the designs have their own strengths and drawbacks. Thus, it is vital to know a design study. After doing it, you can also know the outcomes to know whether these are […]
Using Subtypes to Guide Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer
For patients with breast cancer, knowing whether the diagnosis is early stage or advanced is needed to help treat the disease. Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer for Georgia Cancer Specialists, Cheryl Jones, MD, has experience in treating patients with advanced breast cancer, an incurable but treatable disease, which comprises metastatic (stage IV) and locally advanced (stage […]