Longitudinal trends in costs for palliative radiation for metastatic prostate cancer.
Robinson T, Dinan M, Li Y, Lee R, Reed S. Longitudinal trends in costs for palliative radiation for metastatic prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative radiation therapyMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancerRadiation therapyBony metastasesInclusion criteriaOutpatient facilitiesMedicare paymentsDistant metastatic diseaseTime of diagnosisPalliative radiation treatmentSEER-Medicare dataTreatment claimsStudy inclusion criteriaProstate cancer metastasisHealth care costsTotal Medicare paymentsAverage Medicare paymentsHealth care expendituresCarrier claimsPalliative radiationMetastatic diseasePalliative treatmentMedian ageMedian time