Evaluation of Trends in the Cost of Initial Cancer Treatment

2008389 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Joan L. Warren · Harvard University

K. Robin Yabroff · Information Management Services

Angela Meekins · Information Management Services

Marie Topor · Harvard University

Elizabeth B. Lamont · Harvard University

M. L. Brown · Harvard University

Abstract

The statistically significant increase in costs of initial cancer treatment reflects more patients receiving surgery and adjuvant therapy and rising prices for these treatments. These trends are likely to continue in the near future, although more efficient targeting of costly therapies could mitigate the overall economic impact of this trend.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 100, Issue 12, pp. 888-897

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn175

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