Background Patient satisfaction is a widely used health care quality metric. However, the
relationship between patient satisfaction and health care utilization, expenditures, and …

Background Computer-aided detection identifies suspicious findings on mammograms to
assist radiologists. Since the Food and Drug Administration approved the technology in 1998, …

Importance Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among US men.
Objective To systematically review evidence on prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based …

Importance Opioid-related mortality and national prescribing guidelines have led to tapering
of doses among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. There is …

Background: Screening mammography has lower sensitivity and specificity in women with
dense breasts, who experience higher breast cancer risk. Purpose: To perform a systematic …

Importance Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered communication,
quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few randomized …

Background Computer-aided detection (CAD) is applied during screening mammography
for millions of US women annually, although it is uncertain whether CAD improves breast …

Background: Estimates of risk for radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography
screening have not considered variation in dose exposure or diagnostic work-up after abnormal …

… Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Jerant, Fenton, and
Franks. Statistical analysis: Franks. Administrative, technical, and material support: Franks. …

Importance Patients with advanced cancer often report expectations for survival that differ
from their oncologists’ expectations. Whether patients know that their survival expectations …