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Cancer Care Annual Report 2016-2017, Children's Mercy Hospital
Cancer Care Annual Report 2016-2017, Children's Mercy Hospital
Cancer Center Annual Reports
Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center. This report has a focus on sarcomas.
Approaching Refusal Of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Greg Whitcher
Approaching Refusal Of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Greg Whitcher
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
This project aimed to investigate the reasons why patients refuse colonoscopy, the screening rates for colonoscopy, alternatives to colonoscopy and methods primary care physicians can use to encourage patients to have colorectal cancer screening.
Provider Education: Managing Depression In Cancer Patients, Nicole Leonard
Provider Education: Managing Depression In Cancer Patients, Nicole Leonard
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Depression is more prevalent and less often treated in cancer patients compared to the general population. Cancer can increase the risk of depression in multiple different ways, but depression can also increase the risk of cancer. Untreated depression in cancer patients can increase the risk of metastasis and worsen prognosis. The purpose of this project is to educate providers on the connection between mental health and cancer as well as provide them resources on how to approach and manage patients with cancer and depression.