ecancermedicalscience

Special Issue

The cost of cancer care is not related to its outcomes

28 Oct 2016
Guy Storme, S Dhaese, D Corens, Mark De Ridder

Solid tumours make up 90% of all proliferative diseases and the main action for cure remains surgery, removing the visible tumour as well as the surrounding tissue. Radiotherapy is an added value for eliminating local microscopic as well as regional disease. Systemic treatment has a small impact on the outcome but has a cost, which is as much as all the other actions such as diagnostic tools and treatments.

Related Articles

Bidemi I Akinlade, Iyobosa B Uwadiae, Abbas A Abdus-Salam, Atara I Ntekim, Ayorinde M Folasire, Mutiu A Jimoh, Afolabi A Oladeji, Foluke O Sarimiye, Adeniyi A Adenipekun
Salem Ouaddane Alami, Fatima Zahra Abdelli, Samia Khalfi, Fatima Zahra Farhane, Zineb Alami, Touria Bouhafa
Jessica J Farzan, Jiddu Guart, Gabriel De la Cruz Ku, Nichita Kulkarni, Rachel Huselid, Anshumi Desai, Camila Franco, Vanessa Mroueh, Jessica Mroueh, Gonzalo Ziegler
Agodirin Olayide, Chijioke Chijindu, Mustapha Fathi, Rahman Ganiyu, Olatoke Samuel, Olaogun Julius, Akande Halima
Zuzaki Shabin, Rejnish Kumar, Malu Rafi, Lekha M Nair, Krishnapriya Pisharody, Nijo Jose, Indu Sasikumar, John Mathew, Kumara Pillai Mohanan Nair, Kainickal Cessal Thommachan