The 5-year relative survival rate for patients diagnosed with cancer (all sites) in 1984-1986 was 54%. The survival rate increased to 68% for patients diagnosed from 1999 – 2006, a 12% increase. During the latter period, female breast cancer ...
The pharmacy profession has greatly evolved over the years. In the past, pharmacists’ main function was to dispense medication. Today however, pharmacists are experts in medication therapy management and are integral members of patients’ treatment ...
“Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them.” - C. Everett Koop, M.D. Surgeon General of the United States, 1982-1989 When Dr. Koop made this seemingly simple statement 20 years ago, he could not have predicted the billions of dollars that are ...
