Browsing by Subject "Clinical effectiveness"

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      Developing the evidence base for cancer chemoprevention: Use of meta-analysis 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2011)
      Meta-analysis is a quantitative approach for systematically combining the results of previous studies in order to arrive at conclusions about the body of research. It answers a specific research question, includes an ...
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      Optimal therapeutic management of patients with distinct clinicopathological cancer of unknown primary subsets 

      Pavlidis, Nicholas (2012)
      Cancer of unknown primary sites (CUP) is a compilation of various malignant entities-the majority of which behave aggressively and carry poor prognosis. CUP is classified into two different clinicopathological groups: the ...
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      Rare Cancers Europe (RCE) methodological recommendations for clinical studies in rare cancers: A European consensus position paper 

      Casali, Paolo G.; Bruzzi, P.; Bogaerts, Jan; Blay, Jean-Yves; Aapro, M. S.; Adamou, A.; Berruti, A.; Bressington, J.; Bruzzi, B.; Capocaccia, R.; Cardoso, Fatima; Celis, J. E.; Cervantes, A.; Ciardiello, F.; Claussen, C.; Coleman, M.; Comis, S.; Craine, S.; Boltz, D. De; Lorenzo, F. De; P, Angelo Dei Tos; Gatta, G.; Geissler, J.; Giuliani, R.; Grande, E.; Gronchi, A.; Jezdic, S.; Jonsson, B.; Jost, Lorenz M.; Keulen, H.; Lacombe, D.; Lamory, G.; Cam, Y. Le; Priolo, S. Leto di; Licitra, Lisa; Macchia, F.; Margulies, A.; Marreaud, S.; McVie, G.; Narbutas, S.; Oliver, K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pelouchova, J.; Pentheroudakis, George; Piccart, M.; Pierotti, M. A.; Pravettoni, G.; Redmond, K.; Riegman, P.; Ruffilli, M. P.; Ryner, D.; Sandrucci, S.; Seymour, M.; Torri, V.; Trama, A.; Belle, S. Van; Vassal, G.; Wartenberg, M.; Watts, C.; Wilson, A.; Yared, W. (2015)
      While they account for one-fifth of new cancer cases, rare cancers are difficult to study. A higher than average degree of uncertainty should be accommodated for clinical as well as for population-based decision making. ...