Cancer Treatment 1975-85: The Use of Breakthrough Treatments for Seven Types of Cancer
PEMD-88-12BR
Published: Jan 25, 1988. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO studied seven types of cancer to determine the percentage of patients who were clinically eligible to receive state-of-the-art or breakthrough treatments but did not.
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Cancer researchColon cancerDisease detection or diagnosisDiseasesHealth statisticsHospital care servicesMedical information systemsPatient care servicesTherapyChemotherapy