Comparing Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Treatment Approaches for Hodgkin Lymphoma
Of 5 treatment regimens assessed, a PET-adapted de-escalation treatment approach was found to be the most cost-effective in 87% of cases modelled.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Most unaware of out-of-pocket costs for prostate cancer treatments
Most men would not have chosen a different treatment even if they had been aware of costs.
Targeted biopsy detects more prostate cancers
A clinic-based technique of targeted biopsy using MRI and ultrasound may improve the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer.
Metformin shows benefit in ovarian cancer
Use of the oral antidiabetes drug metformin improved survival in women with ovarian cancer, according to the findings of a retrospective case-control study.
Study suggests 10-year colonoscopy rescreen not needed after first negative result
It may be reasonable to use methods other than colonoscopy to rescreen people who had negative results on their first screening colonoscopy.
IUD aids treatment of endometrial cancer
An intrauterine device releasing the progestin levonorgestrel was effective therapy for early endometrial cancer in women not fit for surgery.
Breath test can indicate lung cancer
An analysis of breath samples from patients with pulmonary nodules distinguished benign from malignant growths in a recent study.
Robotic prostate surgery costs facility $5K more
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy exceeded the cost of open radical retropubic prostatectomy by almost $5,300 per case.
Potentially treatable side effects plague breast cancer survivors for years
Six years after breast cancer treatment, more than 60% of women experienced at least one side effect amenable to rehabilitative intervention.
Robotic surgery effective but costly in bladder cancer
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) results in fewer problems and deaths than open cystectomy, but lengths of stay are similar and RARC costs more.
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