Costs of conservative management of early-stage prostate cancer compared to radical prostatectomy–a claims data analysis

Costs of conservative management of early-stage prostate cancer compared to radical prostatectomy–a claims data analysis

Abstract Background Due to widespread PSA testing incidence rates of localized prostate cancer increase but curative treatment is often not required. Overtreatment imposes a substantial economic burden on health care systems. We compared the direct medical costs of conservative management and radica...

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Main Authors: Alina Brandes, Florian Koerber, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Matthias Hunger, Wolf H. Rogowski, Raphaela Waidelich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Cost and cost analysis
Radical prostatectomy
Conservative management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1886-4

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