Cancer
Study findings on cancer in women are outlined in reports from Erasmus University, Department of Public Health
Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, April 27th, 2009
New investigation results, 'The impact of healthcare costs in the last year of life and in all life years gained on the cost-effectiveness of cancer screening,' are detailed in a study published in British Journal of Cancer. According to a study from Rotterdam, Netherlands, "It is under debate whether healthcare costs related to death and in life years gained (LysG) due to life saving interventions should be included in economic evaluations. We estimated the impact of including these costs on cost-effectiveness of cancer screening."
"We obtained health insurance, home care, nursing homes, and mortality data for 2.1 million inhabitants in the Netherlands in...
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