Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta National Cancer Policy Forum
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Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Cancer Drugs
In recent years, patients' out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered …
Policy Issues in the Development and Adoption of Biomarkers for Molecularly Targeted Cancer Therapies
A long-held goal in oncology has been to develop therapies that target the specific abnormalities in each patient's cancer rather than simply treating cancers based on the tissue …
Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images
Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ability of such screening to …
Improving the Quality of Cancer Clinical Trials
Scientists and clinicians seek a new paradigm that could improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and overall success rate of cancer clinical trials, while maintaining the …
Cancer-Related Genetic Testing and Counseling
These proceedings of a workshop presented to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) National Cancer Policy Forum on March 30, 2007, are the result of forum discussions about genetic …
Nanotechnology and Oncology
One way scientists are working to overcome challenges in cancer treatment and improve cancer care is through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, engineered materials that make use of …
Assessing and Improving Value in Cancer Care
Unlike many other areas in health care, the practice of oncology presents unique challenges that make assessing and improving value especially complex. First, patients and …
Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness, National Cancer Policy Forum, and Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence hosted a workshop …
Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care
Rapid advances in cancer research, the development of new and more sophisticated approaches to diagnostic testing, and the growth in targeted cancer therapies are transforming the …
Advancing Progress in the Development of Combination Cancer Therapies with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
In recent years, significant progress has been made in the clinical development and use of various types of cancer immunotherapy, all of which rely on the immune system to fight …
Contemporary Issues for Protecting Patients in Cancer Research
In the nearly 40 years since implementation of federal regulations governing the protection of human participants in research, the number of clinical studies has grown …
Enhancing Scientific Reproducibility in Biomedical Research Through Transparent Reporting
Sharing knowledge is what drives scientific progress - each new advance or innovation in biomedical research builds on previous observations. However, for experimental findings to …