Cancer – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Division of Research’s Theodore Levin, MD, honored for colorectal cancer screening program

May 7, 2018
Cancer, Digestive system diseases, Prevention, Uncategorized
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DOR's Theodore (TR) Levin, MD, is one of four recipients of The Permanente Medical Group's 2018 Sidney R. Garfield Exceptional Contribution Awards, for pioneering efforts to expand colorectal cancer screening.

Rare Cancer Carefully Tracked and Treated

April 26, 2018
Cancer, Delivery Science, Informatics, Men’s health, Uncategorized
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Technology allows a panel of urologists and oncologists to provide the most up-to-date treatment for every single person with testicular cancer at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

NCI Funds New 5-year, $16M, Program to Understand Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

April 26, 2018
Cancer, Feature
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Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research will lead a consortium evaluating colorectal cancer as part of the NCI’s Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process program.

Muscle and Fat: How They Affect the Survival of Patients with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer

New Kaiser Permanente study shows a better identification of low muscle and high fat might lead to better outcomes -Written by Jon Weiner A new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers is taking on the question of how muscle, and fat,…

5 Questions for….Doug Corley

Kaiser Permanente gastroenterologist answers 5 questions about his research into colon cancer, what sparked his interest, and things about the colon you may never have known.

Urban American-Indian and Alaskan Natives May Have Lower Survival Following Invasive Prostate and Breast Cancer

December 1, 2017
Cancer, Disparities
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Compared with the non-Hispanic white (NHW) population, the urban American-Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) community was more likely to have lower survival rates following invasive prostate and breast cancer, according to results published by Kaiser Permanente researchers and colleagues in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Delivery Science fellowship powers nuanced cancer care research

October 31, 2017
Cancer, Delivery Science, Health disparities
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Patients with cancer often face barriers to optimal care, and Devon Check, PhD, a second-year Delivery Science Fellow in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, seeks to understand these hurdles inside and out.

Translating Research Into Improved Women’s Health Care

Elizabeth “Betty” Suh-Burgmann, MD, says her latest research project was “born out of frustration with the state of affairs” for managing adnexal masses in women. Like gynecological oncologists across the nation, she saw many women at her Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek practice undergo surgeries to determine whether small masses in their ovaries were benign or cancerous.

For Patients With Positive Fecal Screening Test, Sooner is Better for Follow-Up Colonoscopy

April 26, 2017
Cancer, Prevention
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The risk of colorectal cancer increased significantly when colonoscopy was delayed by more than nine months following a positive fecal screening test, according to a large Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “With…

Breast Cancer Survivors Benefit from Vitamin D, Social Ties

Studies of breast cancer survivors by Division of Research scientists showed lower risks of disease recurrence and mortality among women higher levels of vitamin D in their blood, as well as those with more social ties. The first study, published…