5 Questions for . . . Theodore R. “T. R.” Levin
Kaiser Permanente research scientist and TPMG physician leads award-winning colorectal cancer screening program.
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Division of Research Spotlight
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research conducts, publishes, and disseminates epidemiologic and health services research to improve the health and medical care of Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. We seek to understand the determinants of illness and well-being, and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. Currently, DOR’s 550-plus staff is working on more than 350 epidemiological and health services research projects.
Cancer biopsy during colonoscopy doesn’t start new tumors
Kaiser Permanente clinical research finds patients who have a site biopsied after a suspected cancer is biopsied are not more likely to develop a second cancer.
Exercise and diet key in new, updated guideline for cancer survivors
Kaiser Permanente research scientists Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD, and Bette Caan, DrPH, contribute to new American Cancer Society survivorship guideline.
Podcast: Telemedicine can improve cancer care
KP Research Radio explores how oncologists used phone and video appointments to expand care options for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colorectal cancer screening program erases disparities in outcomes
Regional program eliminated disparities in colorectal cancer death rates between Black and white members in Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Potential method to help assess prognosis for metastatic colorectal cancer discovered
Kaiser Permanente study led by Minggui Pan, MD, PhD, and Laurel Habel, PhD, suggests ties among mutation type, tumor location, and survival.
Kaiser Permanente researcher will co-lead $32.7 million colorectal cancer screening study
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded study will be co-led by research scientist and gastroenterologist Theodore R. Levin, MD, and focus on older adults with low-risk polyps.
Reducing deaths from colorectal cancer
KP Research Radio speaks with research scientist and gastroenterologist Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MAS, about the studies that led to Kaiser Permanente’s successful screening program.
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.
