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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Ovarian cancer patients treated by gynecologic oncologists had better outcomes
April 8th, 2006
Investigators found that ovarian cancer patients treated by gynecologic oncologists had slightly better outcomes. "For many diseases, specialized care (i.e., care rendered by a specialist) has been associated with superior-quality care (i.e., better outcomes). We examined associations between physician specialty and outcomes in a population-based cohort of elderly ovarian cancer surgery patients," researchers in the United States reported. "We analyzed the Medicare claims, by physician specialty, of all women aged 65 years or older who underwent surgery for pathologically confirmed invasive epithelial ovarian cancer between January 1, 1992, and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2006-04-08)
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