Promise and perils of guidelines in quality cancer care

J Oncol Pract. 2012 Nov;8(6):354-7. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000618. Epub 2012 Jul 17.

Abstract

In an era of guideline propagation, this case helps raise the question, Does quality cancer care now require that we always follow guidelines exactly, or do some circumstances still require a more individualized approach?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / standards
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / ethics
  • Female
  • Guideline Adherence / ethics
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • North Carolina
  • Patient Preference
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Quality of Health Care*
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Zoledronic Acid

Substances

  • Diphosphonates
  • Imidazoles
  • Zoledronic Acid