Second opinion strategies in breast pathology: A decision analysis addressing over-treatment, under-treatment, and care costs
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Sep 09, 2017
Tosteson ANA, et al. Â The motivation behind this study was to estimate the potential near-term population impact of alternative second opinion breast biopsy pathology interpretation strategies. Results of this study suggested that second opinion strategies could lower overall care costs while reducing both over- and under-treatment. It was found that the most accurate cost-saving strategy required second opinions for initial diagnoses of invasive cancer, DCIS, or atypia.
Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries