The Risks Of Chemotherapy Related Hospitalization For Eary-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 19:40
in Health & Medicine
A retrospective study used large population-based data to compare the risk of hospitalization for six common chemotherapy regimens. The work gives in the Journal of Clinical Oncology gives oncologists a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens used for women with early stage breast cancer, according to the authors from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. There have been several prior publications in the health services research field addressing chemotherapy toxicity using claims data, but they don't outline specific chemotherapy regimens. read more