A large population-based pilot study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society and NCI shows cost discussions were infrequently documented in medical records of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, which may hinder identifying patient financial needs and tracking outcomes of associated referrals.
I performed my first colonoscopy as a board-certified gastroenterologist more than 20 years ago, at a time when the procedure was firmly established as the “gold standard” for colorectal cancer screening.
