Thursday, 27 June 2013

Men at low-risk of dying from their prostate cancer increasingly opting for advanced treatment options

A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center examined Medicare data between 2004 and 2009 for men with prostate cancer whose disease was low-risk or those who were at a high risk to die from other causes. The researchers found that these men increasingly underwent advanced treatment options, such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy and robotic prostatectomy. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Jacobs BL, et al. Use of Advanced Treatment Technologies Among Men at Low Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer. JAMA. 2013 Jun 26;309(24):2587-2595. PMID: 23800935

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