4 September 2009

CANCER

Chemotherapy Services in England: Ensuring Quality and Safety (21st August 2009)
The final report from the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group takes account of the responses received during the consultation period.

The report aims to bring about a step change in the quality and safety of chemotherapy services for adult patients with either solid cancers or haematological malignancies and many of the recommendations are applicable in the care of children and young people. It highlights the need to improve both elective chemotherapy services and acute oncology services.
Report

Projection of Mesothelioma Mortality in Great Britain (24th August 2009)
This research makes projections on the number of deaths from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It uses and refines a statistical model based on a simple birth-cohort model, which assumes that the risk of mesothelioma depends on age and years of exposure and that an individual’s asbestos exposure depends on the year of exposure.
Report

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