Advancing the science of cancer cost measurement: challenges and opportunities

OBJECTIVES. Cancer accounts for a major proportion of national health expenditures, which are expected to increase in the future. This paper aims to identify major challenges with estimating cancer related costs, and discuss international comparisons, and recommendations for future research. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Silvia Francisci, K. Robin Yabroff, Anna Gigli, Angela Mariotto, Maura Mezzetti, Joseph Lipscomb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712013000100012&lng=en&tlng=en