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I-LEARN: Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Effectiveness and Access through Regional Networks
Project Description Across the United States, initiation of and adherence to lung cancer screening (LCS) remains low, partly due to challenges in identifying screening-eligible patients and supporting all necessary…
PACE-70: Practical Geriatric Assessment (PGA) Implementation Strategies and Correlative Evaluations for Older Adults with Cancer
Project Description Older adults represent the majority of patients with cancer, yet they are dramatically underrepresented in clinical trials. More than 70% of patients over age 70 experience severe…
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…
Anne Marie McCarthy
Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) and an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman…
Surbhi Grover
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine Adjunct faculty, Universities of Botswana, Witwatersrand, Pretoria, and Cape Town Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH is the Director of the Program in…
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…
PROSPR: Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process
Project Description Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, with the lowest 5-year relative survival rates of all cancer types. Lung cancer incidence and mortality rates are…
Charu Aggarwal
Leslye M. Heisler Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence Section Chief, Thoracic and Head & Neck Cancer Dr. Charu Aggarwal is the Leslye Heisler Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence at the University 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,…
iSMART: Implementation Strategies for Monitoring Adherence in Real Time for Oral Anticancer Therapies
Project Description Oral therapies in the treatment of lung cancer have unique side effect profiles that can lead to suboptimal adherence if not adequately managed, contributing ultimately to decreased…