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Evaluating supportive cancer care: are we missing an opportunity?
Introduction:
Cancer care can be described as a system or complex network of interventions delivered at various times and places with different intentions.
Cancer Care As A System:
Cancer care can include medical treatments, psychosocial care, complementary and alternative medicine, self-care, as well as the process of healing and the context in which care is delivered.
Evaluating Cancer Care:
Whereas evaluating individual cancer treatments can be difficult, evaluating cancer care is even more challenging and requires a research framework that relies on methodologies capable of addressing its holistic, individualized, and complex nature.
In Summary:
We suggest that research frameworks focused on studying complex or whole systems are a promising evaluation approach and an opportunity for further exploration.
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