9780309145756-0309145759-Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Workshop Summary

Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Workshop Summary

ISBN-13: 9780309145756
ISBN-10: 0309145759
Edition: 1
Author: Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, National Cancer Policy Forum
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: National Academies Press
Format: Paperback 94 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780309145756
ISBN-10: 0309145759
Edition: 1
Author: Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, National Cancer Policy Forum
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: National Academies Press
Format: Paperback 94 pages

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Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Workshop Summary (ISBN-13: 9780309145756 and ISBN-10: 0309145759), written by authors Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, National Cancer Policy Forum, was published by National Academies Press in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Workshop Summary (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.43.

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One of the challenges in treating cancer is the disease's complexity and variation among patients. Cancer manifests differently in each patient, so treatments that are effective in one patient may not be effective in another. As cancer care becomes more personalized, subpopulations of individuals will be given preventive or therapeutic interventions based on their susceptibility to a particular disease or their predicted response to a specific treatment. However, before the use of personalized cancer care can reach its full potential, the health care system must resolve a number of technological, regulatory, and reimbursement issues.

To explore these policy challenges, the National Cancer Policy Forum held the workshop Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology in June 2009. Experts provided presentations on the current state of personalized medicine technology, as well as issues in the validation of, regulation of, and reimbursement for the predictive tests that underpin personalized medicine. Participants discussed the obstacles and possible solutions to further developing and using personalized medicine technologies. This document summarizes the workshop.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Personalized Cancer Medicine Technology
  • Regulation of Predictive Tests
  • Reimbursement
  • Summary
  • References
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Workshop Speakers and Moderators
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