2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962009000300004
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Estimativa do custo do tratamento de câncer de pele tipo melanoma no Estado de São Paulo - Brasil

Abstract: FUNDAMENTOS: O impacto econômico do diagnóstico e do tratamento do melanoma cutâneo não tem sido analisado no Brasil. Uma vez que crescem tanto a incidência do câncer de pele quanto a preocupação com ele, é importante que isto seja avaliado. OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar o custo direto de diagnosticar e tratar em seus diversos estádios o melanoma cutâneo em número de casos ocorridos no Estado de São Paulo, entre 2000 e 2007. MÉTODOS: Como modelo de procedimento, foi utilizado o projeto diretr… Show more

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“…5 Nevertheless, when the total costs of the treatment of NMSC are taken into consideration: R$37,773,449.92 (public) and R$25,640,970.74 (private), it was found that the greater number of cases of NMSC (42,184 cases) renders the cost of treatment in the public healthcare system higher than that of melanomas, the total cost of treatment for the 2,740 cases of melanoma being R$33,012,725.10 in the public healthcare system. 5 In the private healthcare system, the total cost of melanoma treatment (R$76,133,662.80) is three-fold that incurred in the treatment of NMSC, principally as a result of the drugs used in melanoma stages III and IV. Figure 1 shows the proportion of the total costs of treatment, according to the various stages, for the public and private healthcare systems.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…5 Nevertheless, when the total costs of the treatment of NMSC are taken into consideration: R$37,773,449.92 (public) and R$25,640,970.74 (private), it was found that the greater number of cases of NMSC (42,184 cases) renders the cost of treatment in the public healthcare system higher than that of melanomas, the total cost of treatment for the 2,740 cases of melanoma being R$33,012,725.10 in the public healthcare system. 5 In the private healthcare system, the total cost of melanoma treatment (R$76,133,662.80) is three-fold that incurred in the treatment of NMSC, principally as a result of the drugs used in melanoma stages III and IV. Figure 1 shows the proportion of the total costs of treatment, according to the various stages, for the public and private healthcare systems.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…5 Therefore, the perspective of two different payment sources was maintained: the public healthcare system through the Brazilian National Health Service (SUS) and the private healthcare system through the health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations. The data used in this analysis refer to the state of São Paulo between 2000 and 2007.…”
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“…Furthermore, international studies confirm the increased incidence even following adjustment for gender and age, this increase being even more pronounced in the elderly, in young women and with respect to lesions located on the trunk. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Ecological studies are naturally associated with biases and their principal objective is to carry out a diagnosis of health in general and to identify trends.…”
Section: ©2011 By Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologiamentioning
confidence: 99%