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- Cost of Care for Treating Elderly Cancer Patients
The net 5-year cost of cancer care for elderly Medicare patients diagnosed in 2004 was approximately $21.1 billion. Costs were greatest during the first year after diagnosis and the last year of life.
FREE: Estimating the Cost of Cancer Care in the United States: A Work Very Much in Progress - Why Do Cervical Cancers Occur Despite Screening?
An audit of the Swedish screening program showed that it was effective for women of all ages. Lack of compliance with screening guidelines was the greatest risk factor for developing cervical cancer.
FREE: Routine Audit of Large-Scale Cervical Cancer Screening Programs - Gene Variant Could Inform Endocrine Therapy Choice
A model based on data from pharmacogenomic studies suggests that treatment of breast cancer patients could be tailored based on which variant of the CYP2D6 gene they carry.
FREE: A Model Citizen? Is Tamoxifen More Effective Than Aromatase Inhibitors if We Pick the Right Patients? 
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