Assessing the Economic Value of Anticancer Therapies
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Niels Neymark.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xi, 228 pages 5 illustrations in color.)
SERIES
Series Title
Recent results in cancer research, 148.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction --;Epidemiology of Cancer --;Cancer and Some Basics of the Main Treatment Modalities --;A Brief Introduction to Economic Evaluation --;The Economic Burden of Cancer --;Breast Cancer --;Lung Cancer --;Colorectal Cancer --;Prostate Cancer --;Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer --;Haematological Malignancies --;Supportive Care I: Emesis and Infections --;Supportive Care II: Haematological Support --;Palliative Care --;Conclusion --;References.-
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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With ever increasing demands on the constrained resources available for health care services, no one involved in decision making in health care can continue to ignore the economic costs of the services provided or the relative value for money offered by the available treatments.