October 19, 2010
Source: European Journal of Cancer
2010, vol. 46 (14) p.2525-2533
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Date of publication: September, 2010
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: The authors of this article argue that although the present financial crisis will inevitably affect primary cancer prevention in several different ways, cancer prevention is more relevant now than ever. Policy makers can either reduce expenditure in the short-term only to increase it in the long-term or they use the financial crisis as an opportunity to strengthen evidence-based prevention policies.
Length of publication: 9 pages
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Posted by ruthmassey
August 10, 2010
Source: International Journal of Cancer, 2010, doi: 10.1002/ijc.25530
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Date of publication: July, 2010
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: Comparability of cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies is limited if heterogeneous study data are combined.
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
August 10, 2010
Source: European Journal of Cancer, 2010
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Date of publication: July, 2010
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: In Spain, prophylactic vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 is being offered free-of-charge to one birth cohort of girls aged 11–14. Screening is opportunistic, contributing to social and geographical disparities.
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
August 10, 2010
Source: Cancer Research UK
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Date of publication: July, 2010
Publication type: News Item
In a nutshell: The amount of paperwork that primary care trusts (PCTs) have to fill out in order to be reimbursed for cancer drugs is so great that they may be missing out on millions of pounds
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
August 10, 2010
Source: Cancer Research UK
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Date of publication: July, 2010
Publication type: News Item
In a nutshell: From October, additional funding will be made available to help patients get access to new cancer drugs, which may extend or improve the quality of their life.
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
March 11, 2010
Source: Cancer Research UK, 2010
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Date of publication: March, 2010
Publication type: News Item
In a nutshell: A drug for treating a group of conditions that affect the bone marrow is unlikely to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales after the body which provides independent advice on treatments said that it is unlikely to be cost effective.
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
January 5, 2010
Title: Changes in and predictors of length of stay in hospital after surgery for breast cancer between 1997/98 and 2004/05 in two regions of England: a population-based study
Source: BMC Health Services Research, 2009, 9 (202)
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Date of publication: November, 2009.
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: This research report looks at the length of stay (LOS) for breast cancer surgery patients in two areas of England. the LOS is compared for 1997/98 and 2004/05. The report focuses on the reasons for the decreases in LOS and states that only 9% is due to changes in surgical procedures.
Length of publication: 1 webpage
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Posted by lucyanderson
October 30, 2009
Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2009, 101 (20) p. 1412-1422
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Date of publication: September 2009
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: Although colorectal cancer screening is cost-effective, it requires a considerable net investment by governments or insurance companies. If screening was cost saving, governments and insurance companies might be more inclined to invest in colorectal cancer screening programs. We examined whether colorectal cancer screening would become cost saving with the widespread use of the newer, more expensive chemotherapies.
Length of publication: 10 pages
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Posted by lucyjprice
September 29, 2009
Source: British Medical Journal, 2009, 339:b3053
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Date of publication: August 2009
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: Lung cancer is a global public health problem of epidemic proportions, and the number of people affected is expected to grow in the near future.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Posted by lucyjprice
September 29, 2009
Source: Health Service Journal, 2009
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Date of publication: May 2009
Publication type: News Item
In a nutshell: MPs have attacked as “inequitable and inefficient” the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to allow less cost efficient drugs to be given to people at the end of their lives.
Length of publication:1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
September 29, 2009
Source: British Medical Journal, 2009, 339:b3934
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Date of publication:September 2009
Publication type:News Item
In a nutshell:Most colorectal cancer screening strategies would save healthcare systems money by picking up cases at an earlier stage and preventing the need for costly chemotherapeutic drugs, which have recently become available, a study has found.
Length of publication: 1 web page
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Posted by lucyjprice
June 15, 2009
Source: Tobacco Control, published online 9 June 2009
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Date of publication: 9 June 2009
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: This paper quantifies the current health and economic burden of smoking in the UK. It provides comparisons with previous studies of the burden of smoking in the UK and with the costs for other chronic disease risk factors.
Length of publication: 7 pages
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