The cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy for low risk localised prostate cancer.

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The cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy for low risk localised prostate cancer.

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Radical prostatectomy is the most common treatment for localised prostate cancer in New Zealand. Active surveillance was introduced to prevent overtreatment and reduce costs while preserving the option of radical prostatectomy. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy.Markov models were constructed to estimate the life-time cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical ...

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2017-08-08

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Lao, Chunhuan / Edlin, Richard / Rouse, Antony / Brown, Charis / Holmes, Michael / Gilling, Peter / Lawrenson, Ross

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44177

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Humans / Prostatic Neoplasms / Disease Progression / Neoplasm Staging / Combined Modality Therapy / Prostatectomy / Probability / Markov Chains / Quality of Life / Aged / Middle Aged / Cost-Benefit Analysis / Health Care Costs / New Zealand / Male / Watchful Waiting

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