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Standard of Care Versus Standards of Care in Oncology: A Not So Subtle Distinction

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Maurie Markman, MD

In medicine, in general, and cancer management, in particular, the term standard of care is often poorly defined. From use of this expression in the setting of a malpractice case to a pronouncement that justifies denial of health benefits by a third-party insurer, this three-word statement can have vastly different, often profound, and sometimes problematic as well as controversial meanings. Does the term imply that: all patients in a specific clinical setting must be treated/managed in a particular manner; or only that the patient should be considered for treatment/management with the strategy? Who exactly should make this . . . [Click for More]