Introduction The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Moon Shots Program® is a collaborative effort to accelerate the development of scientific discoveries into clinical advances that save patients’ lives….
As information technology has matured, organizations and industries embracing the use of data-driven analytics to guide services has profoundly changed the human experience. Just-in-time inventory, predictive pricing models and simple…
Key Points • Major abdominal surgery is associated with a high prevalence of complications. • Postoperative complications are associated with increased hospital costs. • Postoperative complications are associated with increased…
It is estimated that 30%–40% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. In those patients, cancer will be a major cause of death. Therefore, it…
Introduction Cancer is an intensely emotional disease that places much of one’s life in jeopardy. The total cost of cancer care increased from $124 billion in 2010 to at least…
Introduction The National Cancer Act, also known as the “War on Cancer” Act, was signed into law in 1971. Thanks to the Act’s support for ongoing cancer-related research, the number…
Introduction It is imperative that patients with cancer are followed closely, so as to maximize treatment benefit while minimizing complications; thus monitoring the severity of symptoms and functional impairment is…
Introduction Shared decision-making (SDM) in cancer care seems to state the obvious. What other kinds of decision-making are ethical for oncologic patients, or in fact, any patient? Despite this self-evident…
Radar Plots A Comprehensive Value Equation for a Comprehensive Cancer Center Over the past decade, many forms of the value equation have emerged from the original “Value = Outcomes/Cost” framework…
Pediatric patients undergoing treatment for cancer may require intensive care at any time during their diagnostic and treatment courses. Caring for pediatric cancer patients in the intensive care unit requires…
