The hospital costs of treating lung cancer in the United Kingdom
Open Access
- 26 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 80 (1-2) , 215-218
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690341
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 £6150 and £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.Keywords
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