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Tom Cular - 11 Jan 2007 10:04 GMT

Here's a link to a Reuters article on the cost of Pca treatments.

http://www.cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=10479

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dave perry - 11 Jan 2007 16:57 GMT

Interesting. Can anyone suggest a reason why Watchful Waiting should
cost almost as much as brachytherapy or, for that matter, anything at
all? Over $32,000 seems like a lot for a bunch of PSA tests.
Dave Perry

> Here's a link to a Reuters article on the cost of Pca treatments.
>
> http://www.cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=10479

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kh - 11 Jan 2007 23:25 GMT

> Interesting. Can anyone suggest a reason why Watchful Waiting should
> cost almost as much as brachytherapy or, for that matter, anything at
> all? Over $32,000 seems like a lot for a bunch of PSA tests.
> Dave Perry

Boy, I'll say.

They might be really WATCHING.

Enhanced MRI - $3,000
Prostascint - $3,000
PET Scan - $2,500
Bone Scan - $1,500

$10,000/year, repeat some combination every year or so.

That's all I can figure.

-kh

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Tom Cular - 11 Jan 2007 23:26 GMT

Good question Dave; it doesn't make sense to me either.

Tom

> Interesting. Can anyone suggest a reason why Watchful Waiting should
> cost almost as much as brachytherapy or, for that matter, anything at
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