A cost-utility analysis of a rehabilitation service for people living with and beyond cancer

"We conducted a wait-list control randomised trial of an outpatient rehabilitation service for people living with and beyond cancer, delivered in a hospice day care unit. We report the results of an economic evaluation undertaken using the trial data."

A cost-utility analysis of a rehabilitation service for people living with and beyond cancer
J Round, B Leurent, L Jones
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:558  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0558-5

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Kidney cancer: survival report

"Kidney cancer survival has improved in males and females. All grades of tumours have shown improvement. Renal cell carcinoma and ‘other’ kidney cancers survival has improved but there has been no change for transitional cell carcinoma."

Kidney cancer: survival report
Urological Cancers SSCRG
National Cancer Intelligence Network

April 2014

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The reality behind improving cancer survival rates

"By addressing issues such as morbidities, delays in diagnosis and cancer recurrence, we can improve care for patients, improve their outcomes and save the NHS money."

Cancer’s unequal burden – The reality behind improving cancer survival rates
Macmillan Cancer Support
April 2014

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Quality of life of cancer survivors in England

"The study findings indicate that the Cancer PROMs Survey has successfully used a free text comments section to gather insights from survey responders that can help improve quality of patient experience."

Quality of life of cancer survivors in England: analysis of patients' free text comments: final report
University of Southampton, Department of Health
January 2013

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