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Monday, March 07, 2011

Medical News: SGO: Ovarian Ca Patients Shortchanged by Medicare - in Meeting Coverage, SGO from MedPage Today



Action Points  
  • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
  • Explain that an analysis of NCI and Medicare databases found that less than 40% of patients over age 65 with advanced ovarian cancer received care that measures up to national standards.
  • Note that this study found demographic factors -- including race, marital status, geographic location, and socioeconomic status -- affected whether patients over 65 received optimal treatment.

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