Guest guest Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 The real effects of new treatments compared with standard treatments in terms of patient outcomes such as survival is best measured by quantitative pooling of data " . There is a slight superiority for experimental over standard treatments, with a 5 percent relative reduction in the death rate, they say. This benefit was not, however, uniform. For example, trial investigators judged that 15 percent of the trials resulted in the discovery of breakthrough interventions and 2 percent of the trials identified experimental interventions that reduced death rates by at least 50 percent. The fact that a substantial number of trials were inconclusive is a concern. " There were a tremendous proportion of inconclusive studies, " Dr. Djulbegovic said. " I think it is expectation bias -- the studies accrued more patients than planned, but the investigators anticipated an unrealistically optimistic treatment effect. " The investigators conclude, based on their research, that " society has received a good return on its investment in the cooperative oncology group system, " which funds the trials. In any type and case of cancer there must be a good relationship and by this I mean confidence, trust, and professionalism between the physician and the patient. It is important to say that there are many choices to make about cancer treatment. One choice is alternative medicine. Standard care is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, and allied health professionals, such as registered nurses and physical therapists, practice. Alternative medicine means treatments that you use instead of standard ones. Complementary medicine means nonstandard treatments that you use along with standard ones. I just wrote a blog about it: http://remediescancer.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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