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Nudges to Increase Supplemental Breast MRI Screening

Project Description Breast density, or the amount of fibrous and glandular tissue in breasts compared to fatty tissue, is a common risk factor for breast cancer. Patients with dense…

REACH: Reengaging Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors in Cancer-Related Healthcare

Project Description Due to advances in treatment, 85% of children survive cancer, resulting in over 242,000 Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer in the United States.

iNUDGE: Integration of Liquid Biopsy Based Next Generation Gene Sequencing in Newly Diagnosed NSCLC

Project Description Although it remains relatively new, the field of precision medicine—an approach to care that uses an individual’s genetic profile, environment, and lifestyle to help inform treatment decisions—is…

Self-Management of Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Project Description Care for childhood cancer is improving. Because of treatment advances, more than 80 percent of children with cancer become long-term survivors, resulting in 375,000 survivors aged 20-39…

Penn TRACE: Telehealth Research Center of Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania

Project Description The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Telehealth ReseArch Center of Excellence (Penn TRACE), based at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) at the Abramson Cancer Center,…

ISC3: Penn Implementation Science Center in Cancer Control

Project Description The Penn Implementation Science Center in Cancer Control (ISC3) is a $4.9 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute that is part of the national network…

Electronic Health Record Nudges to Improve Equitable Genetic Screening in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer

Project Description Recent years have seen an increase in rates of young-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), a diagnosis of CRC prior to the age of 50. When CRC is diagnosed…

Optimizing Biomarker Detection and Extending Life for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Project Description When patients are diagnosed with metastatic, non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), biomarker testing is crucial to determine the optimal treatment. For example, for the 30% of…

Embedding Cancer Clinical Pathways in the Electronic Health Record for Value-Based Care

Project Description Clinical pathways help to reduce variation in cancer treatment and care, and have been shown to reduce costs as well as improve patient outcomes. In spite of…

Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Through Connected Health

Project Description Implementation of annual lung cancer screenings (LCS) across the United States remains low (estimated 5% screening-eligible population screened). There are several challenges contributing to low implementation rates,…