Abstract:Background
Primary brain tumours are rare, but are the cause of the most life-years lost of any cancer. Given their poor prognosis, questions about their treatment and care costs are important especially in publicly-funded healthcare systems. There is currently very little robust data on the cost of care for brain tumour patients. Here we present up-to-date estimations of the direct inpatient care costs of all adult primary brain tumour patients in England, with a specific breakdown of costs … Show more
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