The economic burden of prostate cancer – a Swedish prevalence-based register study

Abstract Background Incidence and prevalence of prostate cancer in Sweden have increased markedly due to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. Moreover, new diagnostic tests and treatment technologies are expected to further increase the overall costs. Our aims were (i) to estimate the societal c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuang Hao, Ellinor Östensson, Martin Eklund, Henrik Grönberg, Tobias Nordström, Emelie Heintz, Mark Clements
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05265-8