| Improving Medical Decisions Through Comparative Effectiveness Research: Cancer as a Case Study |
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On May 13th 2009, Friends of Cancer Research held a forum on Comparative Effectiveness Research in conjunction with the release of an important paper on CER with an authoring committee of 25 of the leading biomedical researchers, health economists and oncologists from leading cancer centers across the US. The paper takes a serious look at improving medical decisions through CER using Cancer as a case study. The report is available HERE This paper and it’s recommendations have been endorsed by the following organizations: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
American Cancer Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)
Autism Society of
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
FasterCures
Friends of Cancer Research
Inter Cultural Cancer Council Caucus
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lung Cancer
Marti Nelson Cancer Foundation
Men’s Health Network
National
National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR)
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
National Lung Cancer Partnership
National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF)
Ovarian Cancer National
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Sarcoma Foundation of
Society for Women's Health Research
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Wellness Community
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