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    The reimbursement process in three national healthcare systems: variation in time to reimbursement of pembrolizumab for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

    In this article, we focus on the reimbursement process, and as an example, characterize the time to reimbursement of pembrolizumab, a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor for treatment of metastatic NSCLC from public...

    Sarah Sharman Moser, Frank Tanser in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Pract… (2023)

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    Breast cancer survivors: physical and mental quality of life 10 years following diagnosis, a case-control study

    Improvements in diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer (BC) have resulted in an increase in the life expectancy of survivors and in the importance of quality of life in BC survivorship care. The current stud...

    Angela Chetrit, Sivan Ben-Avraham, Lori Mandelzweig in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2021)

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    Does levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system increase breast cancer risk in peri-menopausal women? An HMO perspective

    To evaluate the association between levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) use and breast cancer (BC) risk.

    Nava Siegelmann-Danieli, Itzhak Katzir in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2018)

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    Primary prevention and screening practices among long-term breast cancer survivors

    Parallel to increasing survival of breast cancer (BC) patients, a need has arisen to characterize the follow-up required to improve and maintain their health. Our study aimed to assess changes in lifestyle hab...

    Lori Mandelzweig, Angela Chetrit, Tova Amitai, Barbara Silverman in Cancer Causes & Control (2017)

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    Trends in annual drug expenditure – a 16 year perspective of a public healthcare maintenance organization

    Modern drug therapy accounts for a major share of health expenditure and challenges public provider resources. The objective of our study was to compare drug expenditure trends for ten major drug classes over ...

    Yossef Lomnicky, Daniel Kurnik, Ronen Loebstein in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (2016)

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    Identification of health care needs of long-term breast cancer survivors among Israeli women

    Improvement in treatment has extended survival of breast cancer patients. Our study aimed to characterize health service use among long-term breast cancer survivors in Israel in order to identify and address s...

    Lori Mandelzweig, Angela Chetrit, Tova Amitai, Bernice Oberman in Supportive Care in Cancer (2016)

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    Resilience and Psychosocial Adjustment in Digestive System Cancer

    The study aims to investigate the contributions of resilience, affective reactions and post traumatic growth (PTG) to psychosocial adjustment and behavioral changes among digestive system cancer patients in Is...

    Julia Gouzman, Miri Cohen, Hasida Ben-Zur in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical … (2015)

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    Potent CYP2D6 Inhibiting drugs do not increase relapse rate in early breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen

    Endoxifen, the most active metabolite of the prodrug tamoxifen, is produced by cytochrome P450 CYP2D6. Breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen who have reduced CYP2D6 activity, related to either genetic ...

    Nava Siegelmann-Danieli, Daniel Kurnik in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2011)