Browsing by Subject "Patient advocacy"

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    A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Testicular Cancer Symptom Recognition and Stage of Diagnosis
    (Sage, 2022) Rovito, Michael J.; Craycraft, Mike; Adams, Wesley B.; Maresca, Michael; Saab, Mohamad M.; Cary, Clint; Gooljar, Chayna; Martinez, Sydney; Zanet, Rama Abu; Urology, School of Medicine
    There is a need to further explore the relationship between atypical symptom reporting and stage diagnosis to help develop a clearer defined list of possible testicular cancer (TC) symptoms that could assist physicians diagnose the disease earlier. A cross-sectional study was employed to explore possible associations between TC symptom presentation and stage of diagnosis. An original 40-item survey was distributed among 698 TC survivors to determine the potential impact of several risk factors, experiences, and behaviors upon diagnosis. This analysis aimed to explore how certain patient-driven experiences (e.g., symptoms, perceptions, and behaviors) could serve as catalysts for seeking medical care for testicular health concerns. Experiencing hot flashes or having no symptoms had a positive association with later-stage diagnosis while change in shape had a significant negative association with later-stage diagnosis. While the logistic regression model explained relatively low variance in the data (R2 = .1415), it was statistically significant (χ2p < .001). Pain (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6524, p < .05), hot flashes (OR = 5.7893, p < .01), and no symptoms experienced (OR = 12.4836, p < .01) were all significant predictors of a more advanced stage diagnosis. The concern around uncommon/atypical symptoms are that they are indistinct and do not serve as clear signs that TC is present. However, perhaps in tandem with other more overt symptoms, their discovery can serve in a more confirmatory role for a suspect case. If observed with other uncommonly reported symptoms, these uncommon symptoms could provide another pathway in the TC diagnostic process. Clinical and patient education is warranted to increase awareness of uncommon TC symptoms.
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    In Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer Drugs
    (Elsevier, 2015-08) Tefferi, Ayalew; Kantarjian, Hagop; Rajkumar, S. Vincent; Baker, Lawrence H.; Abkowitz, Jan L.; Adamson, John W.; Advani, Ranjana Hira; Allison, James; Antman, Karen H.; Bast Jr., Robert C.; Bennett, John M.; Benz Jr., Edward J.; Berliner, Nancy; Bertino, Joseph; Bhatia, Ravi; Bhatia, Smita; Bhojwani, Deepa; Blanke, Charles D.; Bloomfield, Clara D.; Bosserman, Linda; Broxmeyer, Hal E.; Byrd, John C.; Cabanillas, Fernando; Canellos, George Peter; Chabner, Bruce A.; Chanan-Khan, Asher; Cheson, Bruce; Clarkson, Bayard; Cohn, Susan L.; Colon-Otero, Gerardo; Cortese, Jorge; Coutre, Steven; Cristofanilli, Massimo; Curran Jr., Walter J.; Daley, George Q.; DeAngelo, Daniel J.; Deeg, H. Joachim; Einhorn, Lawrence H.; Erba, Harry P.; Esteva, Francisco J.; Estey, Elihu; Fidler, Isaiah J.; Foran, James; Forman, Stephen; Freireich, Emil; Fuchs, Charles; George, James N.; Gertz, Morie A.; Giralt, Sergio; Golomb, Harvey; Greenberg, Peter; Gutterman, Jordan; Handin, Robert I.; Hellman, Samuel; Hoff, Paulo Marcelo; Hoffman, Ronald; Hong, Waun Ki; Horowitz, Mary; Hortobagyi, Gabriel N.; Hudis, Clifford; Issa, Jean Pierre; Johnson, Bruce Evan; Kantoff, Philip W.; Kaushansky, Kenneth; Khayat, David; Khuri, Fadlo R.; Kipps, Thomas J.; Kripke, Margaret; Kyle, Robert A.; Larson, Richard A.; Lawrence, Theodore S.; Levine, Ross; Link, Michael P.; Lippman, Scott M.; Lonial, Sagar; Lyman, Gary H.; Markman, Maurie; Mendelsohn, John; Meropol, Neal J.; Messinger, Yoav; Mulvey, Therese M.; O’Brien, Susan; Perez-Soler, Roman; Pollock, Raphael; Prchal, Josef; Press, Oliver; Radich, Jerald; Rai, Kanti; Rosenberg, Saul A.; Rowe, Jacob M.; Rugo, Hope; Runowicz, Carolyn D.; Sandmaier, Brenda M.; Saven, Alan; Schafer, Andrew I.; Schiffer, Charles; Sekeres, Mikkael A.; Silver, Richard T.; Siu, Lillian L.; Steensma, David P.; Stewart, F. Marc; Stock, Wendy; Stone, Richard; Storb, Rainer; Strong, Louise C.; Tallman, Martin S.; Thompson, Michael; Ueno, Naoto T.; Van Etten, Richard A.; Vose, Julie M.; Wiernik, Peter H.; Winer, Eric P.; Younes, Anas; Zelenetz, Andrew D.; Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    Comment in Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--III. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--I. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--IV. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] In Reply--Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] US oncologists call for government regulation to curb drug price rises. [BMJ. 2015]
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    Perspective: Is It Time for Advocacy Training in Medical Education?
    (2012-09) Croft, Daniel; Jay, Stephen J.; Meslin, Eric M.; Gaffney, Margaret M.; Odell, Jere D.
    As the modern medical system becomes increasingly complex, a debate has arisen over the place of advocacy efforts within the medical profession. The authors argue that advocacy can help physicians fulfill their social contract. For physicians to become competent in patient-centered, clinical, administrative, or legislative advocacy, they require professional training. Many professional organizations have called for curricular reform to meet society's health needs during the past 30 years, and the inclusion of advocacy training in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education is supported on both pragmatic and ethical grounds. Undergraduate medical education, especially, is an ideal time for this training because a standard competency can be instilled across all specialties. Although the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education includes advocacy training in curricula for residency programs, few medical schools or residency programs have advocacy electives. By understanding the challenges of the health care system and how to change it for the better, physicians can experience increased professional satisfaction and effectiveness in improving patient care, systems-based practice, and public health.
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    Rare Disease, Advocacy and Justice: Intersecting Disparities in Research and Clinical Care
    (Taylor & Francis, 2023) Halley, Meghan C.; Halverson, Colin M. E.; Tabor, Holly K.; Goldenberg, Aaron J.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Rare genetic diseases collectively impact millions of individuals in the United States. These patients and their families share many challenges including delayed diagnosis, lack of knowledgeable providers, and limited economic incentives to develop new therapies for small patient groups. As such, rare disease patients and families often must rely on advocacy, including both self-advocacy to access clinical care and public advocacy to advance research. However, these demands raise serious concerns for equity, as both care and research for a given disease can depend on the education, financial resources, and social capital available to the patients in a given community. In this article, we utilize three case examples to illustrate ethical challenges at the intersection of rare diseases, advocacy and justice, including how reliance on advocacy in rare disease may drive unintended consequences for equity. We conclude with a discussion of opportunities for diverse stakeholders to begin to address these challenges.