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Title
Comparative effectiveness in surgical oncology [electronic resource] : key questions and how to answer them / Karl Y. Bilimoria, Christina A. Minami, David M. Mahvi, editors.
ISBN
9783319125534 electronic book
3319125532 electronic book
9783319125527
Published
Cham : Springer, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 259 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-12553-4 doi
Call Number
RD651
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.99/4059
Summary
Despite tremendous recent advances in the treatment of most malignancies, there remain several critical questions for each cancer. This particularly true for the surgical management of solid-organ malignancies.℗ℓ Comparative effectiveness is a relatively new term which encompasses the age-old concepts of how best to treat cancer patients. Comparative effectiveness is defined as the direct comparison of healthcare interventions to determine which work best for which patients when considering the benefits and risks. The Institute of Medicine has defined comparative effectiveness research (CER) as the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care. ℗ℓ CER is certainly best done with well-conducted randomized controlled trials. Unfortunately, clinical trials are not always feasible owing to the impracticality of conducting the trial, the considerable cost, and the time required to complete the trial. These challenges are even more pronounced with respect to surgical treatment.℗ℓ Thus alternative approaches may need to be considered in order to address pressing questions in the care of the oncology patient. These approaches may include well-conducted retrospective cohort studies from cancer registries and other data sources, decision and cost-effectiveness analyses, and other novel methodologies. This book lays out the current critical questions for each major malignancy and proposes approaches to gain answers to these pressing questions.℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 19, 2015).
Series
Cancer treatment and research ; volume 164.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319125527
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Comparative Effectiveness in Melanoma
Comparative Effectiveness Research for Sarcoma
Comparative Effectiveness in Thyroid Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness in Head and Neck Malignancies
Comparative Effectiveness Issues in Lung Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness in Esophagogastric Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness in Colon and Rectal Cancer
Research Gaps in Pancreatic Cancer Research and Comparative Effectiveness Research Methodologies
Comparative Effectiveness in Surgical Oncology: Hepatic Malignancies
Comparative Effectiveness Research in Urologic Cancers
Comparative Effectiveness Research in Gynecologic Oncology.
