Journal article
Health system costs for cancer medications and radiation treatment in Ontario for the 4 most common cancers: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous costing and resource estimates for cancer have not been complete owing to lack of comprehensive data on cancer-related medication and radiation treatment. Our objective was to calculate the mean overall costs per patient of cancer-related medications and radiation, as well as by disease subtype and stage, in the first year after diagnosis for the 4 most prevalent cancers in Ontario.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective …
Authors
Mittmann N; Liu N; Cheng SY; Seung SJ; Saxena FE; Hong NJL; Earle CC; Cheung MC; Leighl NB; Coburn NG
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. e191–e198
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
January 2020
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20190114
ISSN
2291-0026