Outcomes assessment in cancer:

Cancer touches the lives of millions worldwide each year. This is reflected not only in well-publicized mortality statistics but also in the profound - though much more difficult to measure - effects of cancer on the health-related quality of life, economic status, and overall well-being of patients...

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Other Authors: Lipscomb, Joseph (Editor), Gotay, Carolyn C. 1951- (Editor), Snyder, Claire 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005
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Summary:Cancer touches the lives of millions worldwide each year. This is reflected not only in well-publicized mortality statistics but also in the profound - though much more difficult to measure - effects of cancer on the health-related quality of life, economic status, and overall well-being of patients and their families. In 2001, the US National Cancer Institute established the Cancer Outcomes Measurement Working Group to evaluate the state of the science in measuring the important and diverse impacts of this disease on individuals and populations. The findings and recommendations of the working group's 35 internationally recognized members are reported in Outcomes Assessment in Cancer, lucidly written and accessible to both researchers and policy makers in academia, government, and industry. Originally published in 2005, this volume provides a penetrating yet practical discussion of alternative approaches for comprehensively measuring the burden of cancer and the effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 662 pages)
ISBN:9780511545856
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511545856

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