De-escalation in Cancer Care by Kevin Knopf, MD

De-escalation implies readjusting cancer care to that which is appropriate for optimal patient outcome. This talk reviews how and why cancer care has escalated over time as well as how this can be harmful for patients and society. This talk discusses de-escalation efforts in surgery, imaging, radiation oncology, and chemotherapy and how these efforts can preserve outcome and improve health equity.

Comments from the talk:
50% of breast cancer patients being chased by debt collectors!
Can you expound on IVPE trial collaborations between developed countries and developing ones? How would that look like?? Ie where is the trial run, who sponsors, etc.
Would like to hear your thoughts on what is in the )EBCP: Flagship 6: The new ‘Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment for All’ initiative, to be launched by end of 2021, will help improve access to innovative cancer diagnosis and treatments. It will use the ‘next generation sequencing’ technology for quick and efficient genetic profiles of tumour cells, allowing Cancer Centres to share cancer profiles and applying the same or similar diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with comparable cancer profiles. The initiative will ultimately help optimise cancer diagnosis and treatment and reduce unequal access to personalised medicine in cancer care, greatly benefitting patients.