Select the correct answer.
Two different chemotherapy regimens can be used for the treatment of breast cancer. The treatment with doxorubicin is known to show a remission
rate 40% of the time. This treatment costs $1,000. The other treatment, with docetaxel, shows a remission rate 25% of the time and costs $850. The
two treatment plans are as follows:
Plan A: Treatment with doxorubicin-if not effective, treatment with docetaxel.
Plan B: Treatment with docetaxel-if not effective, treatment with doxorubicin.
If you are the patient, which statement is the best choice?
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A. Based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan A should be selected over plan B.
B.
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Based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan B should be selected over plan A.
Based on the cost of the first treatment alone, plan A should be selected over plan B.
Based on the overall cost of treatment, Plan A should be selected over Plan B.
Based on the probability of survival rate and the cost of treatment, both plans are equivalent, so either can be selected.