Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sitemaster
An article available in full on the Medscape web site provides an overview of short-term outcomes of > 43,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer in France in 2009 and followed for 2 years based on data in the French national health insurance information system (SNIIRAM). You do need to register with Medscape to be able to read the article (but registration is free). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: adverse effects, Diagnosis, France, mortality, outcome | Leave a comment »
Posted on June 25, 2011 by Sitemaster
An article in Progrès en urologie states that the prostate cancer-specific mortality rate in France has been dropping by 2.5 percent per year. … READ MORE …
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Posted on February 2, 2011 by Sitemaster
According to a media release this morning the French national health authority (HAS) has put in place a special temporary reimbursement policy that will cover the use of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) only for selected uses of this technique in the management of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Management, Treatment | Tagged: France, HIFU, policy, reimbursement | 2 Comments »
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 