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1 week ago |
news.cuanschutz.edu | Mark Harden
The University of Colorado Cancer Center has been working for years to enroll more patients from the far-flung reaches of the state it serves in its many clinical trials that seek to develop new cancer treatments and cures. It’s been grappling with the fact that most cancer patients don’t participate in clinical trials for various reasons. In fact, a 2020 national survey found that 41% of Americans don’t know what a clinical trial is.
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news.cuanschutz.edu | Mark Harden
When melanoma oncologist and clinical investigator Sapna Patel, MD, arrived at the University of Colorado Cancer Center last summer, she hit the ground running. Patel was recruited from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to be leader of the Cutaneous Oncology Program at the CU Division of Medical Oncology.
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2 weeks ago |
news.cuanschutz.edu | Mark Harden
In an era of lower public trust in health institutions and widespread misinformation that disrupts the influence of health experts, public health professionals must seek more persuasive ways to convey the value of their work, engage with the public, and make “the invisible visible,” said a thought leader in health communication in an April 23 presentation on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “I view the information landscape we’re in right now as a dark storm.
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news.cuanschutz.edu | Mark Harden
A University of Colorado Cancer Center member is developing and testing a new care-planning framework for older adults with advanced cancer that aligns their care with their personal values and goals. The research is led by Elizabeth Kessler, MD, associate professor in the CU Department of Medicine’s Division of Medical Oncology.
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2 weeks ago |
news.cuanschutz.edu | Mark Harden
Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults with one or more forms of substance use disorder (SUD) reportedly were hospitalized at least once over a one-year period, underscoring the opportunity to deliver hospital-based screening and treatments for SUD, according to new research by University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty.
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