Monthly Archives: March 2009

Finding and Achieving Value in Cancer Care

The NCCN annual meeting grew in attendance again this year. In these days of slashed budgets it is rare to see growth in travel, and perhaps that speaks to the relevance of the NCCN meeting, both clinically and economically, to today’s oncology environment. Increasingly, NCCN guidelines are playing an important role in the “value” discussion. [...]

What’s on Radar These Days?

It’s notable that in President Obama’s recent, first speech before Congress, the only disease mentioned in addressing the country’s urgent need for health care reform was cancer. Obama pledged “to seek a cure for cancer in our time,” a tall order that has so far eluded researchers. Each cancer drug approval and every trial represents [...]