Changes in Initial Treatment for Prostate Cancer Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2007
Dinan MA, Robinson TJ, Zagar TM, Scales CD, Curtis LH, Reed SD, Lee WR, Schulman KA. Changes in Initial Treatment for Prostate Cancer Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2007. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 82: e781-e786. PMID: 22331001, PMCID: PMC3418871, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAndrogen AntagonistsHumansIncidenceMaleMedicareProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyThree-dimensional conformal radiation therapyProportion of patientsInvasive radical prostatectomyOpen surgical approachProstate cancerIntensity-modulated radiation therapyRadiation therapyDeprivation therapyConformal radiation therapyRadical prostatectomySurgical approachMedicare populationRetrospective claims-based analysisIncident prostate cancerClaims-based analysisManagement of patientsLarge clinical trialsLocalized prostate cancerTreatment of patientsExternal beam radiotherapyHealth care costsActive therapyInitial treatmentOptimal therapy