Predictive medicine in urology.
Facing the limitations of financial resources available for health services, the necessity of evaluating new strategies in health management becomes evident. Experience from non-urological diseases suggests that prevention not only can reduce the number of incidences but also can be cost-effective. Predictive medicine or modern risk assessment could be a powerful tool to determine a given individual's risk for eventually developing the disease. A significant reduction in disease-related mortality as well as a reduction in costs can be expected if prevention and screening are focused on individuals at risk.
Schmitz-Dräger
Bernd J
BJ
Malats
Nuria
N
Bassi
Pierfrancesco
P
D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy