Cancer Issues Among IOM's 20 Priorities for Improving Health Care

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OncologyONCOLOGY Vol 17 No 4
Volume 17
Issue 4

Two cancer-related issues-evidence-based cancer screening andpain control in advanced cancer-are among 20 priority areasthat an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee has urged publicand private organizations to focus on as a way of transforming healthcare in the United States. Goals regarding screening, especially forcolorectal and cervical cancer, the report said, are "to increase thenumber of people who receive screenings and to provide timely followup."Regarding pain control in patients with advanced cancer, thecommittee urged efforts to "emphasize cooperation in protocols acrosscare settings, advance planning for changes in settings, as well asheightened pain, and public education regarding the merits of opioidmedications in this area."

Two cancer-related issues-evidence-based cancer screening and pain control in advanced cancer-are among 20 priority areas that an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee has urged public and private organizations to focus on as a way of transforming health care in the United States. Goals regarding screening, especially for colorectal and cervical cancer, the report said, are "to increase the number of people who receive screenings and to provide timely followup." Regarding pain control in patients with advanced cancer, the committee urged efforts to "emphasize cooperation in protocols across care settings, advance planning for changes in settings, as well as heightened pain, and public education regarding the merits of opioid medications in this area."

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Commentary (Forman/Zaia): Vaccinations Against Infectious Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Commentary (Ljungman): Vaccinations Against Infectious Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Cancer Issues Among IOM's 20 Priorities for Improving Health Care
Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
Commentary (Weiser): Current Perspectives on Anal Cancer
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Commentary (Feld): Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Part II
Commentary (Brahmer): Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Commentary (Laskin/Johnson): Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Current Perspectives on Anal Cancer
Vaccinations Against Infectious Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Commentary (Landry et al): Current Perspectives on Anal Cancer
Commentary (Grossman/Nesbit)-Opioids in Cancer Pain: Common Dosing Errors
Commentary (Bouda)-Opioids in Cancer Pain: Common Dosing Errors
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