GIM Cancer Research
Thomas Denberg, MD, PhD is an internist and medical anthropologist whose research centers on patient choice and decision-making, particularly in relation to cancer screening and treatment. His work in these areas is supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the Department of Defense (DOD). He is a member of the University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Denberg employs mixed research methodologies to study attitudes and beliefs about cancer screening in multi-ethnic populations; how men recently diagnosed with localized prostate cancer make decisions about treatment alternatives; how sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients are associated with treatment selection; how personal and clinical practice variables influence urologist treatment recommendations; how to facilitate patient choice between colonoscopy and stool cards and increase overall rates of colorectal cancer screening; and how knowledge and attitudes about chemotherapy influence treatment choices among elderly and very elderly patients with advanced solid tumors. This work informs interventions to improve the quality of patient decision-making in the setting of cancer.
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Daniel Barry, MD, is carrying out research funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), on exercise rehabilitation in the older cancer patient.
John F. Steiner, MD, MPH, also with support from the National Cancer Institute, has been studying predictors and experiences of returning to work among cancer survivors.