Though it would seem logical, cancer patients don't always choose therapies with the best chance for survival - cost and side effects are also major considerations. Little has been known about the extent to which cost and side effects influence a patient's treatment decision. Now, new findings by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reveals that a patient's socioeconomic status, more than any other characteristic - such as age or disease site - is predictive of whether he or she will favor high efficacy, low cost or low toxicity when choosing a treatment. Yu-Ning Wong, M.D...
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