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NIH Calls for National Plan for Cancer Rehab
Peggy Eastman. Oncology Times, 2015-07-30
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
There is explosive growth in the number of older Americans, who are at higher risk for cancer. She stressed the need for accountability, adding, “We want to measure details about how this patient is functioning; we cannot forget that we have people paying for this,” and payors want to see results.
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APA 7th
Eastman, P. (2015). NIH Calls for National Plan for Cancer Rehab. Oncology Times. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.cot.0000470860.57351.88
Vancouver
Eastman P. NIH Calls for National Plan for Cancer Rehab. Oncology Times. 2015. doi:10.1097/01.cot.0000470860.57351.88.
BibTeX
@article{eastman2015-2dd7fc97,
author = {Eastman, Peggy},
title = {{NIH Calls for National Plan for Cancer Rehab}},
journal = {Oncology Times},
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1097/01.cot.0000470860.57351.88},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/01.cot.0000470860.57351.88}
}
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Key findings
- There is explosive growth in the number of older Americans, who are at higher risk for cancer.
- She stressed the need for accountability, adding, “We want to measure details about how this patient is functioning; we cannot forget that we have people paying for this,” and payors want to see results.
Why it matters
This report notes explosive growth in the number of older Americans, who are at higher risk for cancer, and stresses the need to measure how patients are functioning. It does not report any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 22/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on institution's track record, so that was left out: it earned 21 of the 97 points we could judge it on, which is 22 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Oncology Times) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Oncology Times: journal h-index 24 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2015 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 13 year(s) since 2015 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Peggy Eastman: h-index 5 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 21 / 97 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 21 of the 97 points we could judge it on is 22 out of 100. |
| Total | 22 / 100 | — |
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