OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the characteristics of social networking service (SNS) users and to assess the relationship of those factors to user satisfaction with the SNSs of the National Cancer Information Center (NCIC) in South Korea. METHODS A Web-based survey was completed by 1,670 users of the NCIC SNSs, who provided data on the sources they consulted for information about ca...

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT: The Attorney General has exempted this system from subsections (c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(H), (e)(8), (f) and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j). Rules have been promulgated in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c) and (e) and have been published in the Federal Register and codified at 28 C...

OBJECTIVE To assess if commercially sponsored trials are associated with higher success rates than publicly-sponsored trials. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS We undertook a systematic review of all consecutive, published and unpublished phase III cancer randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (CTG). We included all phase III cancer R...

BACKGROUND In phase II trials of cytotoxic agents, a multinomial phase II design incorporating early progression and response end points was shown to perform more efficiently than designs based only on response. We undertook a study to evaluate the performance of these designs in trials of targeted agents using the actual phase II data. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using best response data from seque...

BACKGROUND Observational studies indicate that physical activity (PA) is strongly associated with improved disease outcomes in colon cancer survivors, but a randomized controlled trial is needed to determine whether the association is causal and whether new policies to promote exercise are justified. PURPOSE The co.21 Colon Health and Life-Long Exercise Change (challenge) trial undertaken by ...

National Forum on Health, Canada Health Action: Building on the Legacy – Final Report of the National Forum on Health (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 1997) at 20. Auditor General of Canada, Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, 1999 – Chapter 29: Federal Support of Health Care Delivery (Ottawa; Minister of Public Works and Government Service...

*Academic Unit of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK; ySalford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK; zChristie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK; xDepartment of Oncology, UCH, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PQ, UK; kPrincess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, O...

background: northern ontario, canada has a larger elder population, more resource-based employment, and limited access to physicians and specialists compared to southern ontario. given these important differences, it is possible that work disability rates will vary between the two ontario jurisdictions. objective: to determine the association between time lost due to workplace injuries and illn...