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KMID : 1154920180130010001
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Korean Journal of Insurance Medicine
2018 Volume.13 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.6
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Min Seung-Ki
Cho Young-Sam
Han June-Hyun
Lee Young-Goo
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Abstract
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Introduction: According to the National Cancer Registry annual report, prostate cancer is the fifth most common cancer among men in Korea by 2015, and the incidence has been steadily increasing since 2000. Prostate cancer has a tendency to increase as the age increases, and the medical expenses related to diagnosis of prostate cancer also increase considering that the life expectancy increases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of the use of tests and treatments related to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer using data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
Methods: The number of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, new prostate cancer registrants, radical prostatectomy, and chemotherapy agent prescriptions was searched using data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
Results: The number of PSA tests was continuously increasing, and it increased in all ages, but the higher the age, the higher the rate of increase. When the distribution of new medical users of prostate cancer was examined, it was confirmed that the proportion of non-urology medical staffs was not low, and that the utilization rates of clinics as well as general hospitals were around 20%. The proportion of robotic surgery is increasing with the surgery of prostate cancer, and the incidence of docetaxel is increasing with chemotherapy.
Conclusions: In conclusion, in the aging society, prostate cancer has become a major male cancer, and the utilization rates of other medical subjects as well as urology of prostate cancer patients are also high, and the frequency of using clinic medical institutions other than general hospitals is not low. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the medical care for the elderly in establishing policies related to prostate cancer, and to consider the prostate cancer education for the medical staff of the clinic and non-urology department.
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KEYWORD
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prostate cancer, diagnosis, treatment
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