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Understanding temporal trends in medical costs associated with progression to metastatic prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Frendl Daniel M.,
Olumi Aria F.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30779
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , cancer , oncology , disease , prostate , tumor progression , intensive care medicine
The cost of care associated with progression to metastatic prostate cancer is an important outcome. The economic burden of progression to metastatic disease should be considered in assessments of the value of early prostate cancer detection and treatment. See also pages 3591‐601.