Cancer – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Medical imaging rates continue to rise despite push to reduce their use

September 3, 2019
Cancer, Environmental exposure, Hospital systems
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Despite a broad campaign among physician groups to reduce the amount of imaging in medicine, the rates of use of CT, MRI and other scans have continued to increase in both the United States and Ontario, Canada, according to a new study of more than 135 million imaging exams.

Kaiser Permanente research shows mastectomy patients recover safely at home

August 7, 2019
Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Hospital systems, Women’s health
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A study in Annals of Surgical Oncology finds that the rate of home recovery after mastectomy increased from 23% regionwide to 61% in the 6 months after the program started, with no significant changes in emergency-department visits, reoperations, or readmissions.

Body composition linked to cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors

Body composition, especially excess central adiposity or intra-abdominal fat, can result in an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in normal-weight breast cancer survivors, a large new Kaiser Permanente study shows.

Use of CT scans during pregnancy increased in U.S. and Canada over 2 decades

July 24, 2019
Cancer, Children’s health, Hospital systems, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health
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A large, multicenter study of advanced medical imaging in pregnancy, published in JAMA Network Open and co-led by Marilyn Kwan, PhD, found that CT scans were performed in 0.8% of pregnancies in the United States and 0.4% in Ontario in 2016; these rates increased nearly fourfold in the United States and doubled in Ontario over the 21 years.

New study data suggests revising heart disease management guidelines for colon cancer survivors

“This study demonstrates the importance at every BMI level of having more precise measures of muscle and fat to help identify those patients who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease,” said co-author Bette J. Caan, DrPH.

“I Owe My Life to the Test”

Coinciding with Colon Cancer Awareness Month (March), Kaiser Permanente Northern California received the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s prestigious “80% by 2018” National Achievement Award, in recognition of screening rates over 83 percent for colorectal cancer.

5 Questions for… Bette Caan

March 18, 2019
5 Questions, Cancer, Feature, Women’s health
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Does weight gain — or loss — change a breast cancer patient's cancer outcome? What about muscle mass? Epidemiologist Bette Caan wanted to find out about that, and more.

Work by the Division of Research Makes Top JAMA Lists for 2018

January 14, 2019
Breastfeeding, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Feature, Maternal/infant health, Vaccine research, Vaccines, Women’s health
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The JAMA Network, the publication home for numerous top-tier journals from the American Medical Association, released a list of the “Most Talked About Articles” in each of their various publications for 2018. DOR research appears on four lists.

Kaiser Permanente Study Finds 10-Year Follow-up Interval After Negative Colonoscopies Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Mortality

December 17, 2018
Cancer, Digestive system diseases, Gastroenterology, Press Release, Prevention
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Ten years after a negative colonoscopy, Kaiser Permanente members had 46 percent lower risk of being diagnosed with and were 88 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer compared with those who did not undergo colorectal cancer screening.

Mentorship Comes Full Circle for Gastroenterologist Jeffrey Lee

December 12, 2018
Cancer, Feature, Gastroenterology, Prevention
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Building on years of collaboration, a doctor crosses the San Francisco Bay to continue his work on colorectal cancer prevention with the research team of his mentor.