scholarly journals Population-based geographic access to parent and satellite National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Facilities

Cancer ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 123 (17) ◽  
pp. 3305-3311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Onega ◽  
Jennifer Alford-Teaster ◽  
Fahui Wang
Keyword(s):  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Geographic Access

scholarly journals Tobacco Use and Tobacco Treatment Referral Response of Patients With Cancer: Implementation Outcomes at a National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Center

2021 ◽  
pp. OP.20.01095
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Burris ◽  
Tia N. Borger ◽  
Brent J. Shelton ◽  
Audrey K. Darville ◽  
Jamie L. Studts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Tobacco Treatment

PURPOSE: Smoking after a cancer diagnosis is linked to cancer-specific and all-cause mortality, among other adverse outcomes. Yet, 10%-20% of US cancer survivors are current smokers. Implementation of evidence-based tobacco treatment in cancer care facilities is widely recommended, yet rarely accomplished. This study focuses on the early outcomes of a population-based tobacco treatment program integrated within an National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The sample consists of 26,365 patients seen at the cancer center during the first 18 months of program implementation. The study is a retrospective chart review of patients' tobacco use and, among current users, patients' treatment referral response. RESULTS: More than 99% of patients were screened for tobacco use. Current (past month) use was observed in 21.05% of patients; cigarettes were the most popular product. Only 17.22% of current users accepted a referral for tobacco treatment; among current users who declined, the majority were not ready to quit (65.84%) or wanted to quit on their own (27.01%). Multiple demographic variables were associated with tobacco use and treatment referral response outcomes. CONCLUSION: Despite cancer diagnosis presenting a teachable moment for tobacco cessation, patients with cancer may not be ready to quit or engage with treatment. Clinically proven strategies to increase motivation, prompt quit attempts, and encourage treatment use should be key components of tobacco treatment delivery to patients with cancer.

Minerals Intake Distributions in a Large Sample of Iranian at-Risk Population Using the National Cancer Institute Method: Do They Meet Their Requirements?

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Leila Azadbakht ◽  
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract. Background: Minerals are required for the body’s normal function. Aim: The current study assessed the intake distribution of minerals and estimated the prevalence of inadequacy and excess among a representative sample of healthy middle aged and elderly Iranian people. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the second follow up to the Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS), 1922 generally healthy people aged 40 and older were investigated. Dietary intakes were collected using 24 hour recalls and two or more consecutive food records. Distribution of minerals intake was estimated using traditional (averaging dietary intake days) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) methods, and the results obtained from the two methods, were compared. The prevalence of minerals intake inadequacy or excess was estimated using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point method, the probability approach and the tolerable upper intake levels (UL). Results: There were remarkable differences between values obtained using traditional and NCI methods, particularly in the lower and upper percentiles of the estimated intake distributions. A high prevalence of inadequacy of magnesium (50 - 100 %), calcium (21 - 93 %) and zinc (30 - 55 % for males > 50 years) was observed. Significant gender differences were found regarding inadequate intakes of calcium (21 - 76 % for males vs. 45 - 93 % for females), magnesium (92 % vs. 100 %), iron (0 vs. 15 % for age group 40 - 50 years) and zinc (29 - 55 % vs. 0 %) (all; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Severely imbalanced intakes of magnesium, calcium and zinc were observed among the middle-aged and elderly Iranian population. Nutritional interventions and population-based education to improve healthy diets among the studied population at risk are needed.

Evolution of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma at a National Cancer Institute—designated cancer center

Surgery ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 556-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Sabel ◽  
John F. Gibbs ◽  
Richard Cheney ◽  
Brian P. McKinley ◽  
James S. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Sentinel Lymph Node ◽  
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Lymph Node Biopsy ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Node Biopsy

scholarly journals Nomogram predicted overall survival of patients with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenwen Tian ◽  
Xinhua Xie ◽  
Yanan Kong ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
Weige Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Seer Database ◽  
Carcinoma Of The Breast ◽  
N Stage

Abstract Background For primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of breast was a very rare subtype in breast cancers, its prognosis was still controversial and there was no independent standard for its treatment. The purpose of our retrospective study was to construct a nomogram to predict the overall survival (OS) of patients with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast. Methods 150 patients of training cohort were collected from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database diagnosed between 2003 and 2015, and 93 patients of verification cohort were enrolled from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (Guangzhou, China) diagnosed between 2004 and 2018. The nomogram was constructed uniting three significantly risk factors of overall survival identified by univariate and multivariate analysis and then validated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for discrimination, calibration plots and the decision curves analysis (DCA). Results Age, N stage and PR status were closely and significantly related to overall survival in patients with breast neuroendocrine carcinoma. The C-index of nomogram in the training and verification cohorts are 0.775 (95% CI, 0.784 to 0.615) and 0.760 (95% CI, 0.705 to 0.800) respectively. Calibration plots of practical and predicted possibility for the nomogram demonstrated that the predictive 5-year overall survival rate was in accordance with the actual overall survival probability in both sets. Moreover, the decision curves (DCA) also expressed pretty clinical benefit of the nomogram across a range of high-risk threshold. Conclusion This novel population-based nomogram may help with treatment decisions in patients with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast (NEBC).

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