Medical care costs are escalating rapidly in the United States and confusion concerning optimal treatment protocol's contributes to the waste of medical resources. In this project an analysis of prostate cancer treatments was performed. This analysis was accomplished by examining each treatment alternative in terms of its complications, cost and effectiveness -- by cancer stage. In localized prostate cancer, radiotherapy and prostatectomy are more cost effective than other treatments. After prostate cancer has metastasized, hormone therapy is the most cost effective option.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mozynski, Mark P.
• Bourbeau, Dennis Joseph
• Tetreault, Melanie Marie

Subject

• Health
• Security
• Well-Being
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00B010I

Stichwort

• Medical care

Advisor

• O'Connor, John T.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Ort

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright