cancer is one area where early detection and prevention, such as the HPV vaccine, can have particularly powerful results in reducing the number of deaths. In the United States, the 5-year survival rate for women diagnosed with cervical cancer at the
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Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Safety-Net Population Profile
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reconstruction . JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2014 ; 16 : 55 – 57 . 21. Miller JW Hanson V Johnson GD . From cancer screening to treatment: service delivery and referral in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program . Cancer 2014
Diagnostic Delays Are Common Among Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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: 1264 – 1273 e1 . 2. Bruix J Sherman M . Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: an update . Hepatology 2010 ; 53 : 1 – 35 . 3. Singal AG Pillai A Tiro J . Early detection, curative treatment, and survival rates for
Advocating for Equity in Cancer Care
James McCanney, Terrell Johnson, Lindsey A.M. Bandini, Shonta Chambers, Lynette Bonar, and Robert W. Carlson
cancer risk factors, reduced likelihood of early detection, and lack of access to high-quality healthcare for timely and effective treatment. 1 To explore these issues, NCCN hosted the 2018 Patient Advocacy Summit: Advocating for Equity in Cancer Care
Lung Cancer Screening
Douglas E. Wood, George A. Eapen, David S. Ettinger, Lifang Hou, David Jackman, Ella Kazerooni, Donald Klippenstein, Rudy P. Lackner, Lorriana Leard, Ann N. C. Leung, Pierre P. Massion, Bryan F. Meyers, Reginald F. Munden, Gregory A. Otterson, Kimberly Peairs, Sudhakar Pipavath, Christie Pratt-Pozo, Chakravarthy Reddy, Mary E. Reid, Arnold J. Rotter, Matthew B. Schabath, Lecia V. Sequist, Betty C. Tong, William D. Travis, Michael Unger, and Stephen C. Yang
, weight loss); unfortunately, patients with these symptoms usually have advanced lung cancer. Early detection of lung cancer is an important opportunity for decreasing mortality. Considerable interest has been shown in developing screening tools to
Prostate Cancer, Version 1.2016
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estimate that prostate cancer accounted for 27,540 deaths in 2015. 1 The decreasing and comparatively low death rate suggests that increased public awareness with earlier detection and treatment has affected mortality from this prevalent cancer. The
The Value and Process of Inclusion: Using Sensitive, Respectful, and Inclusive Language and Images in NCCN Content
Deborah A. Freedman-Cass, Tanya Fischer, Ash B. Alpert, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Pamela L. Kunz, Wui-Jin Koh, and Robert W. Carlson
this population can span prevention, screening/early detection, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. 41 – 47 Gendered language may render invisible the bodies and experiences of transgender and intersex people and thus leave oncologists
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Version 2.2020
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one hand, the panel recognizes that for CRC, timely screening and early detection have significant impact on outcomes. In addition, there are multiple, affordable CRC screening options. However, the panel considered several issues in determining