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Operational research techniques applied throughout cancer care services: a review

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  • Christina E. Saville
  • Honora K. Smith
  • Katarzyna Bijak

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Cancer is a disease affecting increasing numbers of people. In the UK, the proportion of people affected by cancer is projected to increase from 1 in 3 in 1992, to nearly 1 in 2 by 2020. Health services to tackle cancer can be grouped broadly into prevention, diagnosis, staging, and treatment. We review examples of Operational Research (OR) papers addressing decisions encountered in each of these areas. In conclusion, we find many examples of OR research on screening strategies, as well as on treatment planning and scheduling. On the other hand, our search strategy uncovered comparatively few examples of OR models applied to reducing cancer risks, optimising diagnostic procedures, and staging. Improvements to cancer care services have been made as a result of successful OR modelling. There is potential for closer working with clinicians to enable the impact of other OR studies to be of greater benefit to cancer sufferers.

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  • Christina E. Saville & Honora K. Smith & Katarzyna Bijak, 2019. "Operational research techniques applied throughout cancer care services: a review," Health Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 52-73, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:thssxx:v:8:y:2019:i:1:p:52-73
    DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2017.1414741
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