Patient Time Costs Associated With Cancer Care

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Authors

K. Robin Yabroff · National Cancer Institute

William W. Davis · Harvard University

Elizabeth B. Lamont · Massachusetts General Hospital

Angela Fahey · Information Management Services

Marie Topor · Harvard University

Martin L. Brown · Information Management Services

Joan L. Warren

Abstract

Patient time costs for cancer care in the United States are substantial and vary by tumor site and phase of care, likely reflecting differences in stage at diagnosis and availability and intensity of treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 99, Issue 1, pp. 14-23

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djk001

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