Study: Prostate Cancer Treatments Differ Widely in Costs, But Not Outcomes

Different treatments for prostate cancer yield similar outcomes, but vary greatly in cost, according to a study in the British Journal of Urology International.

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The researchers aimed to determine the differences in outcomes and costs for various prostate cancer treatments, including radical prostatectomy (open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted) and radiation therapy (dose-escalated three-dimensional conformal RT, intensity-modulated RT, brachytherapy or combination).

Click here to read the full story on prostate cancer treatments in Becker’s ASC Review.

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