Decision Tree to Improve Access for People with Gynecologic Cancer
A new approach aims to shorten wait times and improve access to care for patients with gynecologic cancers through a decision tree aimed to streamline scheduling.
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A new approach aims to shorten wait times and improve access to care for patients with gynecologic cancers through a decision tree aimed to streamline scheduling.
As part of a study supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), investigators are identifying and testing communication methods to streamline the coordination of cervical cancer treatment and diagnosis.
A team of researchers is working to help clinicians better understand and strengthen the critical connections between adult and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer and their care teams.
The Guaranteed Income and Financial Treatment Trial (G.I.F.T.T.) pairs a financial navigation program with guaranteed monthly income and evaluates its impact on cancer-related financial hardship, currently experienced by one in three patients during the course of their treatment.
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, is one of four NCI Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence dedicated to advancing the nation's telehealth research agenda focused on improving cancer-related care and outcomes, with support from the White House Cancer Moonshot.