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Cancer Policy: Research and Methods

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Editors:
  1. Charles L. Bennett

    1. Chicago VA Health Care System- Lakeside Division, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

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  2. Tammy J. Stinson

    1. Chicago VA Health Care System- Lakeside Division, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 97)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Quality of Life Research: Clinical Applications

    • Jennifer L. Reifel, Patricia A. Ganz
    Pages 1-12

  3. Utility Assessment: Methods and Research

    • Gretchen B. Chapman, Arthur S. Elstein
    Pages 13-23

  4. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of New Technologies in Cancer

    • Teresa M. Waters
    Pages 25-36

  5. Evaluating Cancer Costs in NCI Trials

    • Kevin A. Schulman, William L. Boyko Jr.
    Pages 37-52

  6. Using State and Federal Claims Data to Evaluate the Patterns and Costs of Cancer Care

    • Christopher E. Desch, Lynne T. Penberthy
    Pages 53-69

  7. Costs of Cancer Care: Is the Community Setting Different than the Academic?

    • Jacob D. Bitran
    Pages 71-79

  8. Health Service Studies in the Terminally ILL Cancer Patient

    • Thomas J. Smith
    Pages 81-97

  9. Racial Variation in Cancer Care: A Case Study of Prostate Cancer

    • Ronnie D. Horner
    Pages 99-114

  10. Evaluating Focus Group Data: Barriers to Screening for Prostate Cancer Patients

    • William Dale
    Pages 115-128

  11. Promoting Informed Decision Making: Hormone Replacement Therapy

    • Lori Bastian, Grace Couchman, Barbara K. Rimer, Colleen M. McBride, Linda Sutton, Ilene C. Siegler
    Pages 129-147

  12. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research

    • Denise M. Hynes, Edward Hines Jr., Lori A. Bastian
    Pages 149-158

  13. Health Services Research in Head and Neck Cancer

    • David G. Pfister, Hirsch S. Ruchlin, Elena B. Elkin
    Pages 159-175

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 177-182
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About this book

Policy and outcome studies represent a new area of research in oncology. Understanding the factors that affect quality of life, costs of care, patterns of care, and outcomes in oncology is important to providing comprehensive care. Health services is meant to be both a productive area of research as well as a discipline that improves patient decision making. In sum, Cancer Policy highlights some of the important areas of health services research in oncology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Chicago VA Health Care System- Lakeside Division, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Charles L. Bennett, Tammy J. Stinson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cancer Policy: Research and Methods

  • Editors: Charles L. Bennett, Tammy J. Stinson

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b102507

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8203-4Published: 31 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-8382-7Published: 24 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-585-30498-4Published: 20 August 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 182

  • Topics: Oncology, Cancer Research, Public Health

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