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Testicular cancer: Does routine screening for men aged 16 years and older lead to better treatment outcomes? IQWiG Reports – Commission No. HT18-01 [Internet] Cologne (Germany): Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2021 Apr 14.

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Testicular cancer: Does routine screening for men aged 16 years and older lead to better treatment outcomes? IQWiG Reports – Commission No. HT18-01 [Internet]

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List of abbreviations

AbbreviationMeaning
AEadverse events
AFPalpha-fetoprotein
DGHODeutsche Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie (German Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology)
EBMEinheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab (Uniform Value Scale)
ESMOEuropean Society for Medical Oncology
EUnetHTAEuropean network for Health Technology Assessment
G-BAGemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (Federal Joint Committee)
GOÄGebührenordnung für Ärzte (Medical Fee Schedule)
hCGhuman chorionic gonadotropin
HTAhealth technology assessment
IGCCCGInternational Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group
IGeLIndividuelle Gesundheitsleistung (individual out-of-pocket health service)
IQWiGInstitut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care)
LDHlactate dehydrogenase
PPVpositive predictive value
RCTrandomized controlled trial
SEERSurveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
SGBSozialgesetzbuch (Social Code Book)
SHIstatutory health insurance
TNMtumour, node, metastasis
TSEtesticular self-exam
UICCInternational Union Against Cancer
UK NSCUnited Kingdom National Screening Committee
USPSTFUnited States Preventive Services Task Force
WHOWorld Health Organization
© IQWiG (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care)
Bookshelf ID: NBK569952

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