Publications by authors named "Charu N Gupta"
Quantifying Gains in the War on Cancer Due to Improved Treatment and Earlier Detection.
Forum Health Econ Policy
June 2016
Article Synopsis
- Significant advancements in cancer treatment and screening have occurred over the past decade, but their impact on patient survival rates is still unclear.
- A study analyzing SEER Registry data found a 16.7% reduction in 3-year cancer-related mortality from 1997 to 2007, with treatment improvements accounting for about 12.2% and early detection contributing 4.5%.
- The effectiveness of treatment versus detection varied by cancer type, with early detection being more critical for thyroid, prostate, and kidney cancers, while treatment was key for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, lung cancer, and myeloma.
Understanding and overcoming barriers to medication adherence: a review of research priorities.
J Manag Care Spec Pharm
August 2014
Improving medication adherence has been identified as a crucial step towards improving health outcomes for patients with chronic disease and has provided the motivation for many changes in our health care system. Despite the volume of research done on this topic, however, we still lack important basic information about how to improve adherence in a cost-effective way. There is a need for a better understanding of what areas of research are most likely to produce advances that could be used by policymakers, providers, payers, or other stakeholders to generate real improvements in medication adherence.
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