Lifetime cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative radiation therapy versus external beam radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer

Abstract Background To date no one has examined the quality of life and direct costs of care in treating early stage breast cancer with adjunct intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) versus external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) over the life of the patient. As well no one has examined the effects...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Patel, Olga Ivanov, Jeff Voigt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-017-0084-5