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Journal of cancer policy Journal

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In the precision medicine era the complexity of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) delivery and their associated toxicities have also increased. However, there has been little systematic assessment of the quality of care associated with systemic anti-cancer therapy delivery acro...
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•LMICs are facing an unprecedented rise in annual cancer incidence.•We provide a conceptual framework for scale-up of surgical care for women’s cancer.•We emphasize identifying highest priority conditions that can be managed by resource-appropriate and sustainable interventions.•...
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Due to increasing investment in health, earlier diagnosis, timely treatment, and new therapies, more people are surviving a diagnosis of cancer. While it is encouraging to observe a substantially increase in the number of cancer survivors, people with acute cancer, those with chr...
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We review the mechanisms by which clinical cancer research can improve health outcomes and argue that this should be central to the development of policy. Recent series of major international studies have analysed large, often nationwide, datasets for cancer patient outcomes and ...
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Ajibola Idowu,Samuel Anu Olowookere,Aderonke Olumide,Gbenga Omotola Popoola,Adeola Abiodun, Ayotemi Oluwagbemi,Damilola Olawuyi, Olayinka Fakorede, Olagoke Folorunsho, David Ibitokun, Chiamaka Chigbu-Jonah, Philip Adegboye,
Background: Breast cancer has emerged as the most common female malignancy globally and in Nigeria in the past few decades. Little is currently known at the household level about breast cancer screening practices of the Nigerian women. Study objectives: The study assessed awarene...
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Aim: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have reported negative social experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this data is largely from medical personnel. We examined living conditions, social determinants, and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic among all cadres of employ...
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Background: Cervical cancer is a major public health challenge in Africa. We analyzed the presence and content of policies for the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of cervical cancer in Africa, to identify areas of opportunity for policy strengthening in the region most...
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Purpose: To describe the insurance enrollment process under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for a vulnerable population of previously uninsured men with prostate cancer. To understand tradeoffs between high-touch (patient navigation, education, and counseling services) disease-spec...
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Introduction: Regional and hospital decision-makers increasingly require analyses assessing the cost benefit profile of new cancer drugs. This analysis evaluates the cost-benefit profile of nano albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) in pancreatic cancer, versus other drugs in...
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In 2013, the Institute of Medicine already had declared the state of U.S. cancer care as "a delivery system in crisis." Beginning in early 2020, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically revealed the fragile nature of the U.S. health system. As a microcosm of that larger hea...
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Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of a tumour may sometimes reveal additional potential targets for medical treatment. Practice variation in the use of WGS is therefore a source of unequal access to targeted therapies and, as a consequence, of disparities in health outcomes. Moreover...
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Background: Breast cancer is the first cause of cancer mortality in Niger. The objective of this study was to assess the internal consistency, validity and acceptability of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure (BCAM) among women and midwives. Methods: We conducted the study in the...
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Background: Alongside the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in Brazil, there is expected to be increased direct healthcare costs of cancers. Herein, we estimated the economic costs of cancer attributable to overweight in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), accord...
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Background: In the pivotal ICON7 study, addition of bevacizumab to front-line treatment of ovarian cancer (OC) significantly improved overall survival (OS) (p = 0.03) in a high-risk subgroup of patients with suboptimally debulked/unresectable stage III or IV disease, leading to a...
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Objective: Insufficient evidence for robust decision-making especially for cancer drugs increases the importance of systematic assessments of clinical benefits and the actual real-world application. Therefore, we aimed to assess the clinical benefit of recently approved solid can...
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Beginning with the ethical case for maximising the impact of health care resources on health, this article examines nine arguments for exempting cancer treatments from rigorous economic evaluation or for relaxing some of the conditions often required if an intervention is to be p...
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The growing number of cancer survivors in Europe is a tribute to the success of advances in diagnosis and treatment. But many who have survived the disease go on to face discrimination in the workplace and in their financial affairs. Survivors of cancer may have ongoing physical ...
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Background: Developing countries face great challenges in health care because of changing disease dynamics and the increasing burden of chronic diseases such as cancers. Thus, effective operational design of health services is critical to better manage scarce health care resource...
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Background: Cancer is a major public health problem which requires evidence-based, resourced and well-managed National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs). However, challenges exist for African countries in developing and implementing functional NCCPs. Hence, the Africa Cancer Research ...
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