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The economics of cancer care / Nick Bosanquet, Karol Sikora.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (v, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511545825 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 362.196994 22
LOC classification:
  • RC261 .B67 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
The challenges of cancer -- Prevention -- Screening -- Diagnostics -- Surgery -- Radiotherapy -- Chemotherapy -- Moving towards the new model: international comparison -- The new agenda -- Cancer's economic impact on society -- Improving the patient experience.
Summary: This 2006 book examines the interaction of economics and the delivery of cancer care in the global context. It analyses the causes of tension between those paying for care, those providing the care and those marketing drugs and devices. The concept and requirement for rationing is examined in different economic environments. As cancer increases in incidence and prevalence, the economics of providing care becomes a more important subject than ever before. Written by a leading health economist and oncologist, this was the first comprehensive book on the economics of cancer care continues to be of interest to health professionals and policy makers alike.
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The challenges of cancer -- Prevention -- Screening -- Diagnostics -- Surgery -- Radiotherapy -- Chemotherapy -- Moving towards the new model: international comparison -- The new agenda -- Cancer's economic impact on society -- Improving the patient experience.

This 2006 book examines the interaction of economics and the delivery of cancer care in the global context. It analyses the causes of tension between those paying for care, those providing the care and those marketing drugs and devices. The concept and requirement for rationing is examined in different economic environments. As cancer increases in incidence and prevalence, the economics of providing care becomes a more important subject than ever before. Written by a leading health economist and oncologist, this was the first comprehensive book on the economics of cancer care continues to be of interest to health professionals and policy makers alike.

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