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September 8, 2008 12:38:17 PM CDT


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  • April 2008
    • Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

      Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

      (Newser) - Slashed Medicare reimbursement might have altered how doctors treat prostate cancer, pushing them to favor castration surgery over hormone therapy, USA Today reports. A study in the journal Cancer shows hormone-therapy injections jumped in the 1990s and early 2000s, while castration surgeries decreased. But when Medicare halved what it paid for the therapy, injections dropped 14% and surgical castration rose 4%. More »

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      doctor   surgery   Medicare   prostate cancer   urology   hormone therapy

  • March 2008
    • Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      (Newser) - Crafty Oregon urologists are boosting their vasectomy clinic business at a time of year when a lot of men are on the sofa anyway, the Oregonian reports. A weekend of NCAA basketball tournament action allows just about enough time to recuperate from the surgery. "When March Madness approaches, you need an excuse to stay at home in front of the big screen," says a radio ad for the clinic. More »

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      basketball   NCAA basketball   March Madness   birth control   contraception   vasectomy   urology

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