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Should medicare provide reimbursement for prostate-specific antigen testing for early detection of prostate cancer? Part III: Management strategies and outcomes

Year: 1995

Type: review

Abstract: T his article represents Part III of a four-part pol- icy analysis that will be published over 4 consecutive months.The articles are based on a background article originally prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress, which has released its own report on the costs and effectiveness of prostate cancer screening among Medicare-aged men.The four parts frame the debate, review early detection strategies for prostate cancer, review management strategies, and estimate the risks, benefits, and costs of an early detection program among older men.

Source: Urology

DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)80208-8

Authors: Michael J. Barry, Craig Fleming, Christopher M. Coley, John H. Wasson, Marianne C. Fahs, Joseph E. Oesterling