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Cost of cancer care: Issues and implications Meropol, N. J., Schulman, K. A. AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2007: 180–86

Abstract

Medical technology is increasingly costly in most fields of clinical medicine. Oncology has not been spared from issues related to cost, in part resulting from the tremendous scientific progress that has lead to new tools for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of our patients. The increasing cost of health care in general (and cancer care in particular) raises complex questions related to its effects on our economy and the citizens of our society. This article reviews the macroeconomic principles and individual behaviors that govern medical spending, and examines how cost disproportionately affects various populations. Our overall goal is to frame debate about health policy concerns that influence the clinical practice of oncology.

View details for DOI 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.6081

View details for Web of Science ID 000243729100004

View details for PubMedID 17210937