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Investment in research on childhood and adolescent cancers 2005-2010 : a special report from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance's survey of government and voluntary sector investment in cancer research : September 2013

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Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ206 C215cs 2013

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Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 40 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Biomedical Research; Research Support as Topic; Investments - statistics & numerical data; Financing, Organized; Child; Adolescent; Canada; Statistics

ISSN: 9781927650141 (print); 9781927650158 (PDF)

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ206 C215cs 2013

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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

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Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.

Audience: Professional

"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…

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Author: Prasad, Vinayak K.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2020

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - economics; Biomedical Research - economics; Drug Development - economics; Health Policy; Patient rights; United States

Abstract: "In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.; Contents:; The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?

ISBN: 9781421437637; 9781421437644

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Oncology asset map : activities, strengths, and opportunities

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Life Sciences British Columbia, Government of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Life Sciences British Columbia | Government of British Columbia , 2008.