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NEWS ABOUT: urology

urology stories: 2 news summaries

Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

After funding cut, more doctors used surgical castration over injection

Apr 7, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(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... More »

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prostate cancer • surgery • Medicare • doctor • urology • hormone therapy

March Madness

Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

Docs offer March Madness vasectomy special for couch-potato sports fans

Mar 11, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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contraception • basketball • NCAA basketball • birth control • March Madness • vasectomy • urology

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