- New research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia demonstrates that estrogen may play a role in oral cancer in women
- Dr. Bruce Campbell blogs about discussing cancer treatment with a terminal patient
- Boston scientists and Johnson & Johnson are teaming up to bring a new blood test to detect cancer cells to market. Mass General Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will start using the test this year
Resource Highlights: Healthcare Innovations Exchange
There’s a database where you can search for innovations that eliminate disparities in cancer care among different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. A product of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the database is one of the resources of the Health Care Innovations Exchange. It can be searched by disease, stage of care, setting, and several other categories. Some of the innovations in the category of hematologic/oncologic care, for example, include cervical and breast cancer screening among ethnic minorities; improved chemotherapy dispensing processes; church-based cancer screening initiatives; integrated palliative care, and more. Continue reading