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New Resource for Survivors from NCCN Helps Guide Life After Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

January 5, 2021 sarah Jonas Cancer Survivor, Cancer Survivorship, Health Literacy, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN Foundation, nccn guidelines, NCCN Guidelines for Patients, Patient Information, Survivorship, Survivorship Care

NCCN announces the publication of new, free informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors. Two new NCCN Guidelines for Patients® focus on healthy living and managing late and long-term side effects, and include appropriate ongoing screening for recurrence.

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Opioid Use Disorder? Electronic Health Records Help Pinpoint Probable Patients

October 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Addiction, Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Systems, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Patient Information, public health crisis, Substance Use

A new study suggests that patients with opioid use disorder may be identified using information available in electronic health records, even when diagnostic codes do not reflect this diagnosis. The study demonstrates the utility of proxies coding for DSM-5 criteria from medical records to generate a quantitative DSM-5 score that is associated with opioid use disorder severity. The study methods are unique in deriving a severity score that aims to mirror severity scores from more traditional interview-based diagnostic procedures.

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Expert Breast Cancer Treatment Recommendations Based on Latest Evidence Updating for Multiple Languages

October 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, mBC, Metastatic Breast Cancer, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN, nccn guidelines, Patient Information, Translation

Ongoing updates are underway for NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer in Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese, free online at NCCN.org/global. Follow #NCCNGlobal for more. The NCCN Foundation is hosting free metastatic breast cancer webinars for patients and caregivers on October 8 and 12 at NCCN.org/patients.

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New Information from NCCN on Overcoming Challenges for People with Head and Neck Cancers

May 26, 2020 sarah Jonas Head & Neck Cancer, Head And Neck Cancer, Head And Neck Cancers, Health Literacy, HPV vaccination, Hpv Vaccine, HPV-related cancer, HPV-related cancers, HPV-related throat cancer, Human Papilloma Virus, Nasopharyngeal, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN, NCCN Foundation, NCCN Guidelines for Patients, oropharyngeal cancer, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, Patient Information

Newly-completed series of patient guidelines from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) shares expert advice with patients and caregivers on treatment and prevention for most common head and neck cancers, including some that are HPV-related.