In Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer Drugs

Comment in Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--III. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--I. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs--IV. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] In Reply--Lowering the High Cost of Cancer Drugs. [Mayo Clin Proc. 2016] US oncologists call for government regulation to curb drug price rises. [BMJ. 2015

Treatment Plan and Summary Templates: The Experience of One Practice

Using a formal treatment plan template enables clearer and more fruitful discussions between physician and patient and among physicians within a practice. Treatment plans are vital to formal chemotherapy teaching sessions for patients beginning therapy, regardless of disease histology or treatment intent

Caveat Emptor

Until there is a clearer understanding of the role that genes of low penetrance play in cancer risk, the best advice may be: Buyer beware