Different Breast Cancer Treatment Options Vary Widely in their Cost-Effectiveness
Menée à partir des données des bases "MarketScan" et "SEER-Medicare" portant sur 105 211 femmes atteintes d'un cancer du sein de stade précoce diagnostiqué entre 2000 et 2011, cette étude analyse les complications et les coûts associés aux traitements localisés (mastectomie, reconstruction mammaire, lumpectomie, radiothérapie du sein entier et curiethérapie)
A new study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that different therapies for early-stage breast cancer have very different relative values. Some therapies may have fewer complications and be much less expensive than others. Women may be making treatment decisions based on factors other than medical value.
Recommended options for early breast cancer include lumpectomy plus whole breast irradiation therapy, lumpectomy plus brachytherapy, mastectomy alone, mastectomy plus reconstruction, and, in older women, lumpectomy alone. Researchers performed a comparative examination of each treatment’s complications and cost to assess their relative values.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute , commentaire en libre accès, 2016