Search
Search Results
-
Employment-related Education and Support for Cancer Survivors: a Content Analysis of Employment Resources Offered on National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center Websites
High rates of employment changes and associated concerns among cancer survivors following diagnosis and treatment suggest a need to examine what...
-
-
The role of community outreach and engagement in evaluation of NCI Cancer Center Support Grants
PurposeNational Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers are required to consider their impact on the catchment area they serve. These...
-
Florida-California Cancer Health Equity Center (CaRE2) Community Scientist Research Advocacy Program
The Community Scientist Program (CSP), a model connecting researchers with community members, is effective to inform and involve the general...
-
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic among patients with lung and head and neck cancer assisted in a public cancer center in Brazil
BackgroundThere is no updated national data regarding the real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delaying diagnosis and treatment among patients...
-
Application of parametric survival analysis to women patients with breast cancer at Jimma University Medical Center
Public health systems in both industrialized and undeveloped countries continue to struggle with the worldwide problem of breast cancer. In...
-
Engaging community members in cancer research: an assessment of an NCI-designated cancer center
PurposeDespite the importance of engaging community members in research, multiple barriers exist. We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation to...
-
Community-engaged basic science in an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center: antioxidants and chemotherapeutic efficacy
PurposeWhile community engagement has been a longstanding aspect of cancer-relevant research in social and behavioral sciences, it is far less common...
-
Colorectal cancer screening: results from the World Trade Center Health Registry cohort
PurposeLittle is known about colorectal cancer screening in 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed populations. We utilized survey data from the WTC...
-
Fatigue in patients with cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy: a prospective two-center study
BackgroundCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common symptoms in patients with cancer. However, CRF has not been sufficiently evaluated...
-
Measuring and addressing health equity: an assessment of cancer center designation requirements
PurposeBy requiring specific measures, cancer endorsements (e.g., accreditations, designations, certifications) promote high-quality cancer care....
-
Cancer Screening and Treatment Delays During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Role of Health Literacy in Care Re-engagement: Findings from an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center sample
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous delays in cancer-related care and cancer-specific screening, but the extent is not fully understood. For...
-
Adapting a Research and Community Capacity-Building Program to Address Rural Cancer Burden and Facilitate Partnership Development Between Rural Community Stakeholders and an Urban Comprehensive Cancer Center
While rural–urban cancer disparities persist, the research building capacity between rural communities and high-quality cancer centers remains...
-
Patients’ satisfaction with cancer pain treatment at adult oncologic centers in Northern Ethiopia; a multi-center cross-sectional study
BackgroundPatient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of healthcare. Pain is one of the most common symptoms among cancer patients...
-
Institution-Wide Retreats Foster Organizational Learning and Action at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Providing safe and informed healthcare for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals with cancer is stymied by the lack of sexual orientation and...
-
A multi-center international study to evaluate the safety, functional and oncological outcomes of irreversible electroporation for the ablation of prostate cancer
BackgroundIrreversible electroporation (IRE) is a novel technique to treat localized prostate cancer with the aim of achieving oncological control...
-
Current status of neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer in Wuhan Union Hospital Cancer Center
BackgroundTo analyze and explore the evolution and short-term efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with mid and low LARC in Wuhan Union...
-
Experience with intraoperative radiation therapy in an urban cancer center
Background/objectiveIntra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) is a newer partial breast irradiation technique that has been well studied in 2 large...
-
Evaluation of inherited germline mutations in cancer susceptibility genes among pancreatic cancer patients: a single-center study
BackgroundGermline mutations in cancer susceptibility genes were identified in pancreatic cancer (PanC) patients with a sporadic disease and in those...
-
High expression of TLR3 in triple-negative breast cancer predicts better prognosis—data from the Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center cohort and tissue microarrays
IntroductionWe have previously reported that Toll-like receptor 3 ( TLR3 ) acts as a suppressor gene for breast cancer initiation and progression. In...
