WCOE: Patient-Centered Care, “The Fault in Our Stars” and Genetic Data
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. "A focus on the patient and support for continued progress needs to be part of the equation." Three articles caught our eye at NCCS this week. The ...
WCOE: Reactions to ASCO’s Annual Meeting
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. I am happy to be back in the office, after spending five days in Chicago at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. It was ...
WCOE: Amy Berman’s “Less Is More” Approach and End of Life Care
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. We need compassionate, communicative physicians who can deliver care without feeling like they are abandoning their patients. In the May 22nd Health Affairs online blog, "Living My Life My ...
WCOE: Dying with Cancer from Patient and Provider Perspectives
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. “It seemed that giving more treatment was the only way the oncologist knew to express his care and commitment. To him, stopping treatment was akin to abandoning ...
WCOE: Ethics and Discussions about Patient Goals and Preferences, Evidence-Based Medicine
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. “I must always remind myself that living for the sake of living cannot be the ultimate goal. It has to be informed by quality of life. Only ...
WCOE: Peter Bach’s “The Day I Started Lying to Ruth”
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. "To do this as a physician and esteemed policy expert, allows the rest of us to recognize that no matter how much we know intellectually... we all ...
WCOE: Employment Issues, Health Systems, Defining Value in Cancer Care
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. “Many clinicians believe that although patients may miss work during treatment, they will ‘bounce back’ in the longer term. The results of this study suggest otherwise and ...
