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Front Matter (R1-R10)

Summary (1-12)

1 Introduction (13-17)

2 The Cancer Care 'System' (18-45)

3 Ensuring Access to Cancer Care (46-78)

4 Defining and Assessing Quality Cancer Care (79-115)

5 Health Care Delivery and Quality of Cancer Care (116-143)

6 Cancer Care Quality Assurance (144-179)

7 Health Services Research in Cancer Care (180-210)

8 Findings and Recommendations (211-225)

Glossary (226-230)

Acronyms (231-234)

Index (235-246)