Mammography and beyond

By Margie Patlak

Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads

By Board On Neuroscience And Behavioral Health, Margie Patlak And Janet E. Joy, Margie Patlak

Developing Biomarker Based Tools for Cancer Screening Diagnosis and Treatment

By Margie Patlak

Ensuring quality cancer care through the oncology workforce

By Laura A. Levit, Margie Patlak

Policy issues in the development of personalized medicine in oncology

By Laura A. Levit, Margie Patlak

"One of the challenges in treating cancer is the disease's complexity and variation among patients. Cancer manifests differently in each patient, so treatments that are effective in one patient may...

A foundation for evidence driven practice

By Sharon B. Murphy, Margie Patlak

"The IOM's National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop October 5-6, 2009, to examine how to apply the concept of a 'rapid learning health system' to the problem of cancer. This document summarizes...

Nanotechnology and oncology

By Margie Patlak, Christine Micheel

"One way scientists are working to overcome challenges in cancer treatment and improve cancer care is through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, engineered materials that make use of the unique physic...

The National Cancer Policy Summit

By Margie Patlak

Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care. For example, technological advances are rapidly changing the way cancer research is conducted, and the recently passed...

Mammography and beyond

By Margie Patlak

Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology

By Emily Zevon, Sharyl J. Nass, Health And Medicine Division, National Academies Of Sciences Engineering And Medicine, Committee On Applied And Theoretical Statistics, Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences, Erin Balogh, National Cancer Policy Forum, Board On Health Care Services, Margie Patlak