Clinical Trial Matching for Patients with Molecularly Characterized Tumors
Smruti Vidwans, PhD, Chief Science Officer at CollabRx Q: Clinical Trials is such an important topic, but it is so broad. Is there a way to provide better matching for […]
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Complementary/Alternative Approaches in Advanced Cancer
Marc S. Micozzi, MD, PhD, Editor of Fundamentals of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 5th ed. (2015), Elsevier Health Sciences, 759 pp; Editor of Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer and Prevention: Foundations […]
Best Use of Palliative Care in Cancer Patients
Malinda Bell, MD, Associate Professor Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor Western Michigan University Dept of Emergency Medicine Q: Many, even millions, of Americans are living […]
Will Advanced Computing Help Eradicate Cancer?
Helen Sadik, PhD, Scientific Knowledge Engineer, CollabRx Q: Computers and artificial intelligence show both great progress and great promise in many fields. Can “Big Data”, A.I., and the Watson ilk […]
The Essential Value of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, University Distinguished Professor Emerita, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Editor in Chief […]
Making Cancer Care Great Again
Michael L. Millenson, President of Health Quality Advisors LLC and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine Q: Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency included […]
How to Control American Drug Costs
Brian Klepper PhD, Health Care Analyst, CEO of Health Value Direct and an advisor to The Lundberg Institute Q: Many newer (as well as many older) drugs are of great […]
Expanded-Compassionate Use of an Investigational Drug
Vivek Subbiah, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Q: You have exhausted surgical, radiation, and […]
The “Hutch” and Improving Baseball: World Series Edition
Jerald P. Radich, MD, Director of the Molecular Oncology Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, […]
How to Decide to Offer a New Lab Test
Jared N. Schwartz, MD PhD LLC Past President, College of American Pathologists; Opinions his own; Charlotte, NC. Q: Pathologists are faced with the need to set up additional lab tests […]