Impact of smoking on health system costs among cancer patients in a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

ObjectiveSmoking is the main modifiable cancer risk factor. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of smoking on health system costs among newly diagnosed adult patients with cancer. Specifically, costs of patients with cancer who were current smokers were compared with those of non-s...

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Main Authors: Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Nicole Mittmann, William K (Bill) Evans, Alice Peter, Rebecca Truscott, Kelvin KW Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026022.full