Cost of Lung Cancer

Molinier, Laurent; Combescure, Christophe; Chouaïd, C.; Daurès, Jean‐Pierre; Housset, B.; Fabre, Didier; Grand, Alain; Vergnenègre, A.

doi:10.2165/00019053-200624070-00004

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“…Notably, in the current study indirect costs (68.6%) were the major cost driver for the total economic burden of lung cancer, while direct costs accounted only for 31.4% of total disease burden. Similarly, in a methodologic review on cost of lung cancer, the authors considered lung cancer to be a costly illness with hospitalization and treatments accounting for a large part of direct costs, while the indirect costs represent a large part of the total costs [ 42 ].…”

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“…In European countries, the total burden of lung cancer was estimated to be €106.4 billion with direct costs accounted for €3.35 billion of the total cost and indirect costs related to disability and premature mortality accounted for €100 billion and per patient direct cost of €11,473 [ 4 , 6 ]. Other studies also revealed the hospitalization, mortality and indirect costs to account for the largest part of the direct, indirect and total costs for lung cancer, respectively [ 6 , 15 , 42 , 43 ].…”

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Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective

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Background This study was designed to estimate economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey from payer perspective based on expert panel opinion on practice patterns in clinical practice. Methods In this cost of illness study, direct medical cost was calculated based on cost items related to outpatient visits, laboratory and radiological tests, hospitalizations/interventions, drug treatment, adverse events and metastasis. Indirect cost was calculated based on lost productivity due to early retirement, morbidity and premature death resulting from the illness, the value of lost productivity due to time spent by family caregivers and cost of formal caregivers. Results Cost analysis revealed the total per patient annual direct medical cost for small cell lung cancer to be €8772), for non-small-cell lung cancer to be €10,167. Total annual direct medical cost was €497.9 million, total annual indirect medical cost was €1.1 billion and total economic burden of lung cancer was €1.6 billion. Hospitalization/interventions (41%) and indirect costs (68.6%) were the major cost drivers for total direct costs and the overall economic burden of lung cancer, respectively. Conclusions Our findings indicate per patient direct medical costs of small cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer to be substantial and comparable, indicating the substantial economic burden of lung cancer in terms of both direct and indirect costs. Our findings indicate that hospitalization/interventions cost item and indirect costs were the major cost drivers for total direct costs and the overall economic burden of lung cancer, respectively. Our findings emphasize the potential role of improved cancer prevention and early diagnosis strategies, by enabling cost savings related to drug treatment and metastasis management cost items, in sustainability of cancer treatments.

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Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective

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“…Therefore, the productivity loss for patients and their families beyond this age range were not considered in this study. Since the lost wages were considered over five years, a 3% inflation index was used to convert past monetary values into present value in 2014 [6,30]. The Medical Ethics Committee of Harbin Medical University (Daqing) agreed with this study and examined the project for related medical ethics problems.…”

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“…As the population ages, the expenditure for lung cancer treatment will become even more burdensome to the entire society [4,5,6]. To date, a relatively large amount of research has been done on the economic burden of lung cancer worldwide [7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16].…”

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Economic Burden for Lung Cancer Survivors in Urban China

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Background: With the rapid increase in the incidence and mortality of lung cancer, a growing number of lung cancer patients and their families are faced with a tremendous economic burden because of the high cost of treatment in China. This study was conducted to estimate the economic burden and patient responsibility of lung cancer patients and the impact of this burden on family income. Methods: This study uses data from a retrospective questionnaire survey conducted in 10 communities in urban China and includes 195 surviving lung cancer patients diagnosed over the previous five years. The calculation of direct economic burden included both direct medical and direct nonmedical costs. Indirect costs were calculated using the human capital approach, which measures the productivity lost for both patients and family caregivers. The price index was applied for the cost calculation. Results: The average economic burden from lung cancer was $43,336 per patient, of which the direct cost per capita was $42,540 (98.16%) and the indirect cost per capita was $795 (1.84%). Of the total direct medical costs, 35.66% was paid by the insurer and 9.84% was not covered by insurance. The economic burden for diagnosed lung cancer patients in the first year following diagnosis was $30,277 per capita, which accounted for 171% of the household annual income, a percentage that fell to 107% after subtracting the compensation from medical insurance. Conclusions: The economic burden for lung cancer patients is substantial in the urban areas of China, and an effective control strategy to lower the cost is urgently needed.

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“…Currently, nuclear energy is used in 30 countries [3] and holds the potential to reduce not only dependence on fossil fuel-based energy sources but also undesirable emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and precursor pollutants from photochemical oxidants and secondary aerosols, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and reducing harmful effects on human health [4][5][6][7][8][9]. In comparison with other available low-carbon technologies, such as solar and wind, some advantages of nuclear energy are its high energy density through the occupation of smaller installed areas for the production of the same amount of energy [10][11][12] and its continued availability, providing energy security regardless of external factors such as environmental conditions and the amount of available reserves [13,14].…”

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Thermally and Dynamically Driven Atmospheric Circulations over Heterogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Support for Safety Protocols and Environment Management at Nuclear Central Areas

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Ilha Grande Bay is located in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The area is characterized by different land cover, complex topography and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. These aspects make it susceptible to thermally and dynamically induced atmospheric circulations such as those associated with valley/mountain and land/sea breeze systems, among others. The Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Complex (CNAAA) is located in this region, with a total of two nuclear power plants (NPPs) in operation in the Brazilian territory, Angra I and Angra II. Therefore, knowledge of local atmospheric circulation has become a matter of national and international security. Considering the importance of the meteorological security tool as a support for licensing, installation, routine operation and nuclear accident mitigation, the main aim of this study is the development of combined strategies of environmental statistical modeling in the analysis of thermally and dynamically driven atmospheric circulations over mountainous and coastal environments. We identified and hierarchized the influence of the thermally and mechanically driven forcing on the wind regime and stability conditions in the coastal atmospheric boundary layer over the complex topography region. A meteorological network of ground-based instruments was used along with physiographic information for the observational characterization of the atmospheric patterns in the spatial and time–frequency domain. The predominant wind directions and intensity are attributed to the combined action of multiscale weather systems, notably, the valley/mountain and continent/ocean breeze circulations, the forced channeling due to valley axis orientation, the influence of the synoptic scale systems and atmospheric thermal tide. The observational investigation of the combined influence of terrain effects and meteorological systems aimed to understand the local atmospheric circulation serves as support for safety protocols of the NPPs, contemplating operation and environmental management. The importance of the study for the adequacy and skill evaluation of computational modeling systems for atmospheric dispersion of pollutants such as radionuclide and conventional contaminants can be also highlighted, in order that such systems are used as tools for environmental planning and managing nuclear operations, particularly those located in regions over mountainous and coastal environments with a heterogeneous atmospheric boundary layer.

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Cost of Lung Cancer

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective

Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective

Economic Burden for Lung Cancer Survivors in Urban China

Thermally and Dynamically Driven Atmospheric Circulations over Heterogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Support for Safety Protocols and Environment Management at Nuclear Central Areas

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