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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer /

"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) detai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prasad, Vinayak K., 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value
  • Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used?
  • Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals
  • How High Prices Harm Patients and Society
  • Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine
  • Financial Conflict of Interest
  • The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine
  • Will Precision Oncology Save Us?
  • Study Design
  • Principles of Oncology Practice
  • Important Trials in Oncology
  • Global Oncology
  • How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed?
  • What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and
  • Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow?
  • What Can People with Cancer Do?
  • What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?