title: Predictive medicine in urology.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Bernd J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Schmitz-Dräger
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malats
authors.forename: Pierfrancesco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bassi
mesh_terms: 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