Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has collaborated with CDC, AHRQ, and other organizations to provide supplemental funding for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to improve the quality of data for estimating the cancer survivorship burden in the United States. Using responses to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) question about ever receiving a cancer diagnoses, households with cancer survivors were oversampled for selection in this MEPS Supplement. The increased sample of cancer survivors will improve national estimates of the burden of cancer. Additionally, this collaborative group developed a targeted questionnaire and associated database to further understand the burden of cancer, its treatment and impact on access to health care, the ability to work and participate in usual activities, health insurance, and quality of care. The collaborative group is developing an updated version of this questionnaire, with additional questions on employment impacts of cancer and social determinants of health, for future administration. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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