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have come to admire my colleagues in community practice for their ability to deliver the highest possible care for patients with cancer. They don't have the luxury of focusing on just one disease or a group of diseases. They must be fluent in the

level of activity, we could expect a significant reduction in cancer incidence. So, what does this mean for the professional oncology community? The public and even other health care professionals look to us for guidance about cancer prevention. We

This is going to be interesting, but we knew it was coming. Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, health economists were predicting it. Large health maintenance organizations are looking forward to it. Community oncologists are

experts via a roundtable discussion held April 24, 2009, in Philadelphia. Our charge was to develop outlines of 10 articles about myeloma therapy that would convey the information currently of most importance to community oncologists. The first 2 of the 4

Background: The Cancer Support Community (CSC) has investigated screening, referral and follow-up for cancer-related distress through the CancerSupportSource® (CSS) since 2008. The impact of CSS on patient cost and health care utilization at a

, and comorbid conditions, 2) community-level (ZIP3) measures from 2019 Area Health Resource Files, and 3) time effects. Results: A total of 57,299 patients were included. Higher BCS use (versus mastectomy) was significantly associated with: more

screening and referral program. The goal of CSS-CG is to identify and respond to unmet caregiver need, enabling caregivers to better navigate care, practice self-care, and support patients. METHOD : 400 caregivers enrolled in Cancer Support Community’s

communities, distance to an academic center, income, insurer, and education level. The goal of this study was to determine whether the same disparities exist in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and how the patient demographics and outcomes compare to those

an evidence-based research into practice at the local community and examine the effects of cancer patients and their caregivers’ self-efficacy, coping, and quality of life by using Northouse’s FOCUS program, a rigorously tested nurse

.62-0.86; Ref White), Medicaid insurance (OR 0.78, CI 0.69 0.88) and uninsured status (OR 0.5, CI 0.42-0.59; Ref private) were associated with unified care. Moreover, care at a comprehensive community program (OR 0.57, CI 0.49-0.67), academic program (OR 0