Impact of the National Health Fund policy on hormone treatment for prostate cancer in Jamaica Repercusión de un subsidio del Fondo Nacional de Salud en la hormonoterapia para el cáncer de próstata en Jamaica

Impact of the National Health Fund policy on hormone treatment for prostate cancer in Jamaica Repercusión de un subsidio del Fondo Nacional de Salud en la hormonoterapia para el cáncer de próstata en Jamaica

OBJECTIVE: To compare the proportion of patients choosing surgical versus medical castration to treat prostate cancer, before and after the National Health Fund (NHF) of Jamaica began to subsidize hormone therapy. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed at the University Hospital of the West I...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Belinda F. Morrison, William D. Aiken, Marvin E. Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Neoplasias de la próstata
orquiectomía
antagonistas de andrógenos
uso terapéutico
honorarios por prescripción de medicamentos
Jamaica
Prostatic neoplasms
orchiectomy
androgen antagonists
therapeutic use
prescription fees
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011000600004

Internet

http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011000600004

Similar Items