Legislating evidence-based cancer care.
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The Oncologist 2003;8:128-131 www.TheOncologist.com Correspondence: Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P., Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, F-173, New York, New York 10021, USA. Telephone: 212-746-4246; Fax: 212-746-8738; e-mail: [email protected] Received January 7, 2003; accepted for publication February 24, 2003. ©AlphaMed Press 1083-7159/2003/$12.00/0 In 1971, President Nixon declared war on cancer. Remarkably, in a year known for growing détente with the former Soviet Union and his historic trip to China, Nixon hoped that the passage of the National Cancer Act would be viewed as “the most significant action” taken by his administration [1]. Over 30 years later, Congress is capable of making an equally historic contribution to cancer care as it considers sweeping legislation to improve cancer care. Among a number of notable proposals introduced by Senators Feinstein [2], Brownback, and Gregg [3], is Senator Kennedy’s Quality of Care for Individuals with Cancer Act [4]. Whatever legislative compromise is reached, the Kennedy Bill has features that should be included in any initiative to enhance the care of the cancer patient and the continued translation of advances from bench to bedside and beyond into the communities where cancer patients are diagnosed and cured, palliated and comforted. Kennedy introduced his bill at a Capitol Hill press conference last fall. With cancer survivor Lance Armstrong by his side, Kennedy noted that “our goal is to match the nation’s excellence in cancer research with state-of-the art excellence in cancer care” [5]. This initiative would create the infrastructure so that patients and their families would maximally benefit from our investment in basic research and the coming revolution in molecular medicine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The oncologist
دوره 8 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003