Palliative Surgery
Publication date: Available online 31 May 2016 Source:Journal of Cancer Policy Author(s): Brian Badgwell Palliative surgery is defined as any invasive procedure with the major goal of relief of symptoms or to improve quality of life for patients with advanced illness. Palliative surgery is increasingly being recognized as important, in part, due to the significant frequency of inpatient palliative surgical consultations and palliative surgical procedures that surgeons are asked to perform. In addition, the morbidity and mortality associated with palliative surgery is higher than similar procedures performed in electi...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - May 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The right amount of chemotherapy in non-curable disease: Insights from health economics
This article applies concepts from health economics to address what is the “right” amount of chemotherapy in non-curable disease. A health economics perspective is beneficial because it forces a focus on objectives and constraints. We review and apply the concepts of “Choice of Comparator”, “Use of QALYs” and “Equating Marginal Benefit to Marginal Cost”, demonstrating their fit for purpose when considering the optimal amount of chemotherapy for non-curable disease. Many efforts underway to improve healthcare can be viewed as applications of these key economic principles. The true value is in the concepts th...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - May 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The effect of education based on a health belief model in women's practice with regard to the Pap smear test
This study was a controlled quasi-experimental study conducted on 120 women aged 20–65 years; the samples were randomly divided into two groups of 60 persons: an intervention group (under education) and a control group (without education). The women were then evaluated in two stages: before intervention and 2 months after intervention. The training was held in two 1.5-h sessions. Before education, 23.3% of women in the case group and 31.7% in the control group had undergone a Pap smear, but after education, 31.7% of those in the case group and 3.3% of those in control group underwent Pap smear. There was not a significan...
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - May 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Could information improve patient access to new emerging drugs in rare cancer trials?
Publication date: Available online 6 May 2016 Source:Journal of Cancer Policy Author(s): Ornella Gonzato (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - May 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cancer information disparities on the internet: an infodemiological study
Conclusion Disparities in health care-related information exist for some tumor types with similar incidence and mortality. Disparities in virtual health care information may also exist in reality. Infodemiological studies might be useful for planning public health measures to increase the knowledge and attitudes of the general population towards treatable or preventable diseases. (Source: Journal of Cancer Policy)
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - April 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
