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Endometrial Cancer
Researchers at University of Texas have published new data on endometrial cancer
August 20th, 2008
"It is unknown whether obese women would benefit from oral contraceptives or screening as endometrial cancer prevention strategies. We estimated the net health benefits and cost-effectiveness of these strategies in a hypothetical cohort of obese women," scientists writing in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology report. "A Markov decision-analytic model evaluated 4 strategies: 1) no prevention (reference strategy); 2) oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) for 5 years; 3) annual screening with endometrial biopsy from age 30; 4) biennial screening from age 30. Net health benefit was life expectancy and primary outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio....
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-08-20)
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