Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
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Visualizing Health Policy: A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes
OtherThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides details on cancer spending and outcomes in the United States. The U.S. cancer mortality rate, 203 deaths per 100,000 population, was slightly lower than in comparable countries in 2010. Among cancers, lung cancer is the largest contributor to disease burden for both men and women.
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Better Prompting May Help Reduce AI Hallucinations, False Vaccine Claims Spread, and Industrial Solvent Promoted as Hidden Cancer Cure — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines how prompting techniques can reduce incorrect medical information from AI chatbots; false claims linking vaccines to sudden infant death syndrome; the promotion of an industrial solvent as an allegedly suppressed cancer cure; misunderstandings about the risks of overdose from fentanyl exposure; and ongoing myths about sunscreen safety.
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The Diseases We Spend Our Health Dollars On
News ReleaseIn his latest column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Drew Altman explains how a recent Bureau of Economic Analysis report makes the nation’s health care spending more tangible by breaking it down by disease. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.
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Spending To Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System
Event Date:EventThis report highlights the severe challenges cancer patient may face in paying for life-saving care even when they have private health insurance.
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USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Survey Highlights Problems in the Health Care System Through the Experiences of People With Cancer
Poll FindingEmbargoed for release until:Monday, November 20, 2006 For further information contact:Craig Palosky, cpalosky@kff.org or (202) 347-5270Larry Levitt, llevitt@kff.
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Toplines: National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer
Poll FindingThese toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings from the National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer conducted jointly by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health by telephone between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, 2006.
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Summary and Chartpack: National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer
Poll FindingThese charts highlight data from the National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer conducted jointly by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health by telephone between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, 2006.