https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/prostate-cancer-testing-in-sweden-a-study-on-cost-and-effectiveness Prostate cancer constitutes an essential public health issue, as it is a major cause of male deaths. Early detection through an organised testing program with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and systematic biopsy is not in place in most countries due to the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment of low-risk cancers. Now there are two proposed approaches to tackle this problem; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the serum-based reflex test “Stockholm3”. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:06:23 +0100 https://news.ki.se/how-health-is-translated-into-money Various health care interventions can, to put it in simplified terms, yield different amounts of health per invested Swedish krona. But how can subjective experiences, such as quality of life, be brought into these calculations? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet find ways to make health economic decisions. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:37 +0200