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Doctors profiteering from radiation treatments

Doctors who have a financial interest in radiation treatment centers are much more likely to prescribe such treatments for patients with prostate cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/us/doctors-who-profit-from-radiation-prescribe-it-more-often-study-finds.html?ref=us  Medicare beneficiaries were often unaware that their doctors stood to profit from the use of radiation therapy. Alternative treatments may be equally effective and are less expensive for Medicare and for […]