Abstract:e15164 Background: Radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiotherapy (RT) provide comparable HRQOL and oncologic outcomes of localized prostate cancer (PCa), yet no studies have evaluated their relative costs when investigated by risk group. We evaluated hospital costs associated with modern PCa therapies at a multidisciplinary program. Methods: Institutional billing data was queried for hospital patients from 2005 to 2009 with a primary admission for prostate cancer and primary procedure codes for RP, brachytherap… Show more
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