(Ebook) Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care: Patient Access to Oncologic Imaging and Pathology Expertise and Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop by and Medicine Engineering National Academies of Sciences; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; National Cancer Policy Forum; Sharyl J. Nass; Margie Patlak; Erin Balogh ISBN 9780309478298, 0309478294

(Ebook) Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care: Patient Access to Oncologic Imaging and Pathology Expertise and Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop by and Medicine Engineering National Academies of Sciences; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; National Cancer Policy Forum; Sharyl J. Nass; Margie Patlak; Erin Balogh ISBN 9780309478298, 0309478294

Rapid advances in cancer research, the development of new and more sophisticated approaches to diagnostic testing, and the growth in targeted cancer therapies are transforming the landscape of cancer diagnosis and care. These innovations have contributed to improved outcomes for patients with cancer, but they have also increased the complexity involved in diagnosis and subsequent care decisions. To examine opportunities to improve cancer diagnosis and care, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine developed a two-workshop series. The first workshop, held on February 12?13, 2018, in Washington, DC, focused on potential strategies to ensure that patients have access to appropriate expertise and technologies in oncologic pathology and imaging to inform their cancer diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as assessment of treatment response and surveillance. This publication chronicles the presentations and discussions at the workshop.