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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Economic Burden of Gastric Cancer: A Case of Iran.

Abed Eghdami, Rahim Ostovar, Abdosaleh Jafari, Andrew J Palmer, Najmeh Bordbar, Ramin Ravangard

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Article in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Influential Factors on Survival in Gastric Cancer: A Single-center Study.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2022
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  11. Economic Burden of Colorectal Cancer: A Case of Fars, Iran.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Abed Eghdami1 Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Rahim Ostovar2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Abdosaleh Jafari3 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Andrew J Palmer4 Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Najmeh Bordbar1 Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ramin Ravangard6 Department of Health Services Management, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tasmania · AUYasuj University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeToday, cancers have become a major cause of mortality in developed and developing countries. Among various cancers, gastric cancer imposes a huge economic burden on patients, their families, and on the health-care system. This study aimed to determine the economic burden of gastric cancer in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province of Iran in 2016.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional cost of illness study conducted in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province of Iran in 2016, using a prevalence-based approach. All patients were studied using the census method (N = 110). The required data on direct medical, direct nonmedical, and indirect costs were collected using a data collection form from the patients' medical records, tariffs of diagnostic, and therapeutic services approved by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 2016.

resultsThe total cost and burden of gastric cancer in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province of Iran in 2016 were $US436 237, among which the majority were direct medical costs (59%). The highest costs among direct medical costs, direct nonmedical costs, and indirect costs were, respectively, related to the costs of medications used by the patients (35%), transportation (31%), and absence of patients' families from work and daily activities caused by patient care (56%).

conclusionOur study has revealed for the first time high costs of gastric cancer in Iran. To decrease the total costs and burden, the following suggestions can be made: increasing insurance coverage and government subsidies for purchasing necessary medications, providing the required specialized care and services related to cancer diseases such as gastric cancer in other provincial cities rather than just in capital cities, and so on.

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Cost of IllnessAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceStomach Neoplasmseconomic burdengastric cancerIranKohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad

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