Differences in treatment choices for localised prostate cancer diagnosed in private and public health services.

Objective: To compare treatments for localised prostate cancer for men diagnosed in private and public health services in Victoria.

Design: Retrospective analysis of Victorian Cancer Registry data linked to population-based administrative health datasets.

Setting, Participants: 29 325 Victorian men diagnosed with prostate cancer during 2011-2017.

Can we reduce disease burden from osteoarthritis?

The comparison of disparate interventions for the prevention and management of osteoarthritis (OA) is limited by the quality and quantity of published efficacy studies and the use of disparate measures for reporting clinical trial outcomes. The "transfer to utility" technique was used to translate published trial outcomes into a health-related quality-of-life (utility) scale, creating a common metric which supported comparisons between disparate interventions. Total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) surgery were the most effective treatments and also highly cost-effective, at estimated cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) of 7500 dollars for THR and 10000 dollars for TKR (best estimate).