Saturday, June 1, 2013

Cost Versus Effectiveness: A Case Study

Proton Beam Therapy Heats Up Hospital Arms Race by Jenny Gold.  Kaiser Health News.    May 31, 2013.

(1)  The two proton treatments facilities in Washington D.C. will  cost  _________.

(2)  Hospitals are still racing to __________________ despite efforts to ________________.

(3)  There are ______ proton therapy centers in the U.S. with ______ more in development.

(4)  Briefly describe how proton therapy works

(5)  Studies suggest that proton therapy is ___________  with ________________ tumors but no better than _______________ for other cancers.

(6)  Proponents of the therapy say that studies showing disappointing results for prostate cancer ______________________.

(7)  An opponent of the therapy, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel says that the facilities are being build simply to generate ____________.

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