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LUNG CANCER
Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages 299-304Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.06.016
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Lung cancer; Lung cancer survivors1; Health care costs1; Medical economics1; Economic burden
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Introduction: As the population of patients with lung cancer increases, the expenditure on lung cancer treatment will become a huge economic burden in many countries. To support public health services for the treatment of lung cancer, the calculation of lung cancer-specific costs is important. Methods: This study included newly diagnosed 76 lung cancer patients who had survived for at least 5 years after the diagnosis in a tertiary care hospital in South Korea. Direct medical costs were calculated from health care claims obtained from Seoul National University Hospital, which included out-of-pocket expenditures. Direct non-medical and indirect costs were calculated from national statistics. Results: Mean direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs amounted to $21,321, $6444 and $4943 respectively, based on an exchange rate of Korean Won 1200 = US $1. The average cost for treatment of one lung cancer patient for all 5 years was $32,708. This constituted 44.7% of the per capita income during the same 5-year period. Conclusion: The economic burden of lung cancer treatment is significant in Korea. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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