Cancer Policy: Research and Methods

Foreword. Quality of Life Research: Clinical Applications; J.L. Reifel, P.A. Ganz. Utility Assessment: Methods and Research; G.B. Chapman, A.S. Elstein. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of New Technologies in Cancer; T.M. Waters. Evaluating Cancer Costs in NCI Trials; K.A. Schulman, W.L. Boyko, Jr. Using State and Federal Claims Data to Evaluate the Patterns and Costs of Cancer Care;C.E. Desch, L.T. Penberthy. Costs of Cancer Care: Is the Community Setting Different than the Academic? J.D. Bitran. Health Service Studies in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient; T.J. Smith. Racial Variation in Cancer Care: A Case Study of Prostate Cancer; R.D. Horner. Evaluating Focus Group Data: Barriers to Screening for Prostate Cancer Patients; W. Dale. Promoting Informed Decision Making; Hormone Replacement Therapy; L.A. Bastian, et al. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research; D.M. Hynes, L.A. Bastian. Health Services Research in Head and Neck Cancer; D.G. Pfister, et al.