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The hospital costs of treating lung cancer in the United Kingdom

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: A detailed patient-by-patient costing analysis, based on case records for 253 patients diagnosed in 1993, reveals that the mean 4-year diagnosis and management costs amounted to Pound Sterling 6150 and Pound Sterling 5668 for non-small cell and small cell lung cancer respectively. These costs are lower than those identified in Canadian studies, the difference being explained by the use of a simulated costing methodology in these studies, lower unit costs and less aggressive interventions.

Source: British Journal of Cancer

DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690341

Authors: J L Wolstenholme, D K Whynes

Institutions: Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham

Language: English

Topic: Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,190