书目名称 | Comparative Effectiveness in Surgical Oncology |
副标题 | Key Questions and Ho |
编辑 | Karl Y. Bilimoria,Christina A. Minami,David M. Mah |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/231/230877/230877.mp4 |
概述 | Sets out the current critical questions regarding the treatment of each major malignancy.Proposes approaches to gain answers to these questions.Explains the concept of comparative effectiveness resear |
丛书名称 | Cancer Treatment and Research |
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描述 | 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. 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. 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 considerablecost, and the time required to complete the trial. These challenges are even more pronounced with respect to surgical treatment. Thus alternative approaches may need to be considered in order to addres |
出版日期 | Book 2015 |
关键词 | Cancer; Cancer Treatment; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Outcomes Research; Surgical Oncology |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12553-4 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-37868-8 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-12553-4Series ISSN 0927-3042 Series E-ISSN 2509-8497 |
issn_series | 0927-3042 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 |