Identifying critical steps towards improved access to innovation in cancer care: a European CanCer Organisation position paper.

摘要: In recent decades cancer care has seen improvements in the speed and accuracy of diagnostic procedures; effectiveness surgery, radiation therapy medical treatments; power information technology; development multidisciplinary, specialist-led approaches to care. Such innovations are essential if we continue improving lives patients across Europe despite financial pressures on our healthcare systems. Investment innovation must be balanced with need ensure sustainability budgets, all health professionals have a responsibility help achieve this balance. It requires scrutiny way is delivered; ready discontinue practices or interventions that inefficient, prioritise may deliver best outcomes possible for within limits available resources. Decisions should take into account their long-term impact patient costs, not just immediate costs. Adopting culture multidisciplinary team approach, at centre an integral part team. whole-system whole-patient perspective guided by high-quality real-world data, including relevant actual costs care; accurately reflects any clinical practice. The European CanCer Organisation committed working its member societies, organisations community large find sustainable ways identify integrate most meaningful aspects