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Data challenges for evaluating new treatments
Author(s) -
Nogueira Leticia M.,
Yabroff K. Robin,
Siegel Rebecca L.,
Jemal Ahmedin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.32157
Subject(s) - medicine , population , population health , data science , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental health , computer science
Comprehensive population‐based data are critical for evaluating the effectiveness of new cancer treatment options. Current gaps in health data infrastructure present challenges for monitoring uptake, selecting comparison groups, and investigating meaningful outcomes in the general population.