Ensuring Quality Cancer Care (1999) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
Pages 13-17
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Concerns about a growing lack of public confidence in the nation's system of care prompted the National Cancer Policy Board to undertake a comprehensive review of the evidence on the effectiveness of cancer services and delivery systems, the adequacy of quality assurance mechanisms, and barriers that impede access to cancer care. This report is the result of that review; it summarizes the state of knowledge about quality cancer care and makes recommendations about how to improve it.
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The general concerns about health care are magnified among those with cancer because of the fearsome nature of the disease, the complexity of cancer management, the frequent reliance upon new and experimental interventions, and the high costs associated with cancer care. The experience of each individual with cancer is unique, affected by the type of cancer (there are more than 100)
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FRAMEWORK OF THE REPORT Chapter 2 describes the trajectory of cancer management, from early detection and treatment to end-of-life care, and the existing cancer care infrastructure. The chapter concludes with a summary of the effects on cancer care of recent changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care.
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Chapter X summarizes the key findings and presents the Board's recommendations for action by Congress, health care purchasers, health plans, health care providers, individual consumers, and health services researchers. REFERENCES American Cancer Society.
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National Cancer Policy Board commissioned paper. Smith TJ, Desch CE, Hillner BE.
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