This unique book provides a retrospective analysis of the
changes in survival outcomes at the University of Texas, M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center over the past six decades. Since opening its
doors in 1944, M.D. Anderson has kept a continuous, uninterrupted
data repository of the treatment and outcomes of each of its
patients. It is this visionary database from the center s tumor
registry which makes this groundbreaking book possible. Tracking
results across time, this book shows radical shifts in outcomes
trends, where great progress has been made, and where there is
still a long way to go, and offers a snapshot into the parallel
history of developments in care. Such data is crucial to informing
how patients are counseled, how treatment decisions are determined,
and how prognoses are made.
"60 Years of Survival Outcomes at the University of Texas, M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center" is the only book to concurrently present
longitudinal data on survival outcomes across the spectrum of rare
and common cancers. Each chapter deals with a specific disease
site, discussing current management approaches and presenting key
data replete with illustrative charts, graphs, and tables. With the
resources available only to the practitioners at this inimitable
institution, this book heralds a cornerstone moment in the study of
survival outcomes and the depth of our knowledge of cancer care.
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