Facility and Case Volume Tied to Cancer Death Rates

Dr. Chen agreed. I think that that is where things should be headed and I think more data like this may push the tide, she said. Right now, all I can say is that there is clearly a difference in outcomes depending on where you have your treatment, and those things are modifiable factors. To the extent that we can modify things that we can change and we can have control over, I think it would be very easy, and I would consider that low-hanging fruit for making sure quality is good.

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