Estimates of the lifetime costs of breast cancer treatment in Canada

Estimates of the lifetime costs of breast cancer treatment in Canada

A comprehensive understanding of the cost components of common illnesses is a necessary first step towards ensuring optimal use of scarce healthcare resources. Since breast cancer is the commonest malignancy affecting Canadian women, we estimated the direct healthcare costs associated with the lifet...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cancer (1990) 2000-04, Vol.36 (6), p.724-735
Hauptverfasser: Will, B.P., Berthelot, J.-M., Le Petit, C., Tomiak, E.M., Verma, S., Evans, W.K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Algorithms
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - economics
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Canada
Direct care costs
Disease costing
Disease Progression
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Care Costs
Humans
Long-Term Care - economics
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Microsimulation model
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - economics
Neoplasm Staging
Retrospective Studies
Terminal Care - economics
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:A comprehensive understanding of the cost components of common illnesses is a necessary first step towards ensuring optimal use of scarce healthcare resources. Since breast cancer is the commonest malignancy affecting Canadian women, we estimated the direct healthcare costs associated with the lifetime management of a cohort of 17 700 women diagnosed in 1995. Using a multiplicity of data sources, treatment algorithms, follow-up and disease progression patterns were determined by age (
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00340-8