Cancer survivors' disclosure of complementary health approaches to physicians: the role of patient-centered communication.

Background: Cancer survivors' disclosure of complementary health approaches (CHAs) to their follow-up care physicians is necessary to ensure the safe and optimal use of such approaches. Rates of disclosure of CHAs are variable and may be facilitated by patient-centered communication.

Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted in 2003-2004 examined a population-based sample of leukemia, colorectal, and bladder cancer survivors (n=623) who were 2 to 5 years after their diagnosis.

Economic studies in colorectal cancer: challenges in measuring and comparing costs.

Estimates of the costs associated with cancer care are essential both for assessing burden of disease at the population level and for conducting economic evaluations of interventions to prevent, detect, or treat cancer. Comparisons of cancer costs between health systems and across countries can improve understanding of the economic consequences of different health-care policies and programs. We conducted a structured review of the published literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) costs, including direct medical, direct nonmedical (ie, patient and caregiver time, travel), and productivity losses.

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) experiences with cancer survivorship supplement.

Introduction: The prevalence of cancer survivorship in the USA is expected to increase in the future because the US population is increasing in size and is aging and because survival following diagnosis is improving for many types of cancer. Medical care costs associated with cancer are also projected to increase dramatically. However, currently available data for estimating medical care costs and other important aspects of the burden of cancer, including time spent receiving medical care, productivity loss due to morbidity for patients and their families, and financial hardship, are limited, particularly in the population under the age of 65.

U.S. primary care physicians' diet-, physical activity-, and weight-related care of adult patients.

Background: Overweight and obesity are substantial problems in the U.S., but few national studies exist on primary care physicians' (PCPs') clinical practices regarding overweight and obesity.

Pediatricians' and family physicians' weight-related care of children in the U.S.

Background: Few national data exist to assess primary care physicians' (PCPs') clinical practices with regard to childhood obesity.

Purpose: To survey pediatricians and family practice physicians regarding their assessment, counseling, and management of diet, physical activity, and weight status among pediatric patients in the primary care setting.

Methods: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey of pediatricians and family practice physicians sampled from the American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile was conducted in 2008 and analyzed in 2010.

The epidemiology of US high school basketball injuries, 2005-2007.

Background: With more than a million high school athletes playing during the 2006-2007 academic year, basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States.

Hypothesis: Basketball injury rates and patterns differ by gender and type of exposure.

Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.