WEIGHING ‘COST AGAINST ‘BENEFIT’ WHEN CHOOSING TREATMENT – CONTROLING SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 7:10 amThis leads me to a very important point—for every successful cancer treatment a price must be paid. Some treatments are much more ‘costly’ than others, some are much more effective than Others. What is important is the balance between ‘cost’ and effectiveness. To judge the possible cost you need to know about the nature and likelihood of any inconvenience, disruption to normal lifestyle, financial cost, and side effects. To judge the possible benefits you need to know both the aim of the treatment—whether control of symptoms of cancer, temporary control of the cancer or permanent cure—and what the chances are of achieving that aim. You need to weigh the nature and chance of possible ‘success’ against the possible cost. If there is considerable possible benefit, you may think a considerable cost is justified. For little benefit you would probably not be prepared to pay a great ‘price’. You cannot assess any treatment without knowing both sides of this balance— the likely cost and the likely benefit.
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