Michael Halpern

Washington, D.C.

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Disparities in time to treatment with oral antimyeloma medications - Blood Cancer Journal

Aug 22, 2024 | nature.com | Hamlet Gasoyan |Faiz Anwer |Nicholas J. Casacchia |Ming Wang |Michael Halpern

AbstractThis retrospective cohort study used Taussig Cancer Center’s Myeloma Patient Registry to identify adults with multiple myeloma diagnosed between January 2017-December 2021. Electronic health records data captured time from diagnosis to initial prescription fill for oral antimyeloma medications and initiation of facility administered or oral antimyeloma treatment.
Cancer Survivors' Experience of Care and Financial Toxicity: Results From a National Survey

Aug 22, 2024 | ascopubs.org | Michael Halpern |Carla Thamm |Raymond Chan

Financial toxicity (FT) can adversely affect quality of life, treatment adherence, and clinical outcomes. Patient experience of care (PEC) captures patient's perspectives on interactions with health care providers (HCPs) and systems, but the impact of PEC on FT is unknown. This study examined the relationship between PEC and FT. We used data from the 2016-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Experience with Cancer Survivorship Supplement.
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening

Aug 6, 2024 | healthday.com | Robin Foster |Michael Halpern

TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for breast, cervical, colon, lung and prostate cancers.
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening

Aug 6, 2024 | wyomingnews.com | Michael Halpern

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The Annual Cost of Cancer Screening in the United States

Aug 5, 2024 | acpjournals.org | Michael Halpern

Get full access to this articleView all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Supplemental MaterialReferences1. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2024. American Cancer Society; 2024. 2. The White House. Fact Sheet: President Biden Reignites Cancer Moonshot to End Cancer as We Know It. 2 February 2022.
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship

Dec 12, 2023 | brnw.ch | Michael Halpern |Michelle Mollica |Paul Han |Emily S. Tonorezos

Introduction Delivery of high-quality survivorship care to the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States is often predicated on a mixture of individual provider and survivor factors such as awareness of guidelines and health knowledge risk perception.1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of...
FINCA IMPACT FINANCE APPOINTS JEFF FLOWERS AS NEW CEO

Nov 27, 2023 | einnews.com | Michael Halpern

Jeff Flowers, Incoming CEO, FINCA Impact Finance FINCA’s founders dedicated themselves to fighting poverty through the power of microfinance, promising greater opportunity around the world.
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship

Nov 16, 2023 | ascopubs.org | Michael Halpern |Michelle Mollica |Paul Han |Emily S. Tonorezos

Delivery of high-quality survivorship care to the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States is often predicated on a mixture of individual provider and survivor factors such as awareness of guidelines and health knowledge risk perception.1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of survivorship care that...
Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship

Nov 16, 2023 | ascopubs.org | Michael Halpern |Emily S. Tonorezos

1-3 Therefore, it is critical to regularly consider commonly held beliefs to assess whether these principles support the best possible outcomes for cancer survivors, with outcomes defined as the results or effects of survivorship care that are most meaningful to each survivor.

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