Nass, Sharyl J.

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Delivering high-quality cancer care: charting a new course for a system in crisis

by National Center for Biotechnology Information (É.-U.), Nass, Sharyl J., Balogh, Erin, Levit, Laura A., Ganz, Patricia, Institute of Medicine (États-Unis)., Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care : Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population

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"In the United States, approximately 14 million people have had cancer and more than 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed each year. However, more than a decade after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first studied the quality of cancer care, the barriers to achieving excellent car…

Delivering high-quality cancer care

Delivering high-quality cancer care: charting a new course for a system in crisis

by Nass, Sharyl J., Balogh, Erin, Levit, Laura A., Ganz, Patricia, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population

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In the United States, approximately 14 million people have had cancer and more than 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed each year. However, more than a decade after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first studied the quality of cancer care, the barriers to achieving excellent care…

Ensuring patient access to affordable cancer drugs

Ensuring patient access to affordable cancer drugs: workshop summary

by Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Health Care Services, Nass, Sharyl J., Patlak, Margie, National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Cancer Drugs (Workshop), Washington, D.C.)

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"In recent years, patients' out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services, as well as services that are not covered by insurance. Many cancer patients are especiall…

Mammography and beyond

Mammography and beyond: developing technologies for the early detection o…

by Nass, Sharyl J., Henderson, I. Craig, Lashof, Joyce C., National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)., Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

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This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. The committee discusses issues incl…