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Sharyl J. Nass
Researcher at National Academies
Publications - 102
Citations - 5004
Sharyl J. Nass is an academic researcher from National Academies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Health care. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 101 publications receiving 4543 citations. Previous affiliations of Sharyl J. Nass include National Academy of Sciences & University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis
TL;DR: A committee of experts to examine the quality of cancer care in the United States and formulate recommendations for improvement presents the committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Evolution of Translational Omics: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
TL;DR: Challenges in transforming the great promise of new technologies into clinical laboratory tests that can help patients directly has happened more slowly than anticipated, and these challenges converged during a recent case involving premature use of omics-based tests in clinical trials at Duke University.
Journal Article
Aberrant methylation of the estrogen receptor and E-cadherin 5' CpG islands increases with malignant progression in human breast cancer.
Sharyl J. Nass,James G. Herman,Edward Gabrielson,Philip W. Iversen,Fritz F. Parl,Nancy E. Davidson,Jeremy R. Graff,Jeremy R. Graff +7 more
TL;DR: Survey of ductal carcinomas of the breast for aberrant methylation of the estrogen receptor-alpha and E-cadherin 5' CpG islands showed substantial heterogeneity, reflecting the well-established, heterogeneous loss of expression for these genes in ductal cancers.
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Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Summary of an Institute of Medicine Workshop
Sharyl J. Nass,Lynda K. Beaupin,Wendy Demark-Wahnefried,Karen Fasciano,Patricia A. Ganz,Brandon Hayes-Lattin,Melissa M. Hudson,Brenda Nevidjon,Kevin C. Oeffinger,Ruth Rechis,Lisa C. Richardson,Nita L. Seibel,Ashley Wilder Smith +12 more
TL;DR: Workshop participants identified many gaps and challenges in the care of AYA cancer patients and discussed potential strategies to address these needs, and suggested ways to improve access to care for AYAs and deliver cancer care that better meets the medical and psychosocial needs of A YAs.
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Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule Enhancing Privacy Improving Health Through Research
TL;DR: In this paper, a committee charged with reviewing the HIPAA privacy rule and its impact on health research found that the rule does not adequately protect the privacy of people's personal health information and hinders important health research.