ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2020
Comparing Childhood Cancer Care Costs in Two Canadian Provinces.
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- The costs of suboptimal breastfeeding in Ontario, Canada, and potential healthcare resource impacts from improving rates: a pediatric health system costing analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Healthcare costs of cancer among children, adolescents, and young adults: A scoping review.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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- Late Effects in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Early Studies, Survivor Cohorts, and Significant Contributions to the Field of Late Effects.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2020Review
- Kicking Off the 2020s with Healthcare Policy.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCancer in children presents unique issues for diagnosis, treatment and survivorship care. Phase-specific comparative cost estimates are important for informing healthcare planning.
objectiveThe aim of this paper is to compare direct medical costs of childhood cancer by phase of care in British Columbia (BC) and Ontario (ON).
methodsFor cancer patients diagnosed at <15 years of age and propensity-score-matched non-cancer controls, we applied standard costing methodology using population-based healthcare administrative data to estimate and compare phase-based costs by province.
resultsPhase-specific cancer-attributable costs were 2%-39% higher for ON than for BC. Leukemia pre-diagnosis costs and annual lymphoma continuing care costs were >50% higher in ON. Phase-specific in-patient hospital costs (the major cost category) represented 63%-82% of ON costs, versus 43%-73% of BC costs. Phase-specific diagnostic tests and procedures accounted for 1.0%-3.4% of ON costs and 2.8%-13.0% of BC costs.
conclusionThere are substantial cost differences between these two Canadian provinces, BC and ON, possibly identifying opportunities for healthcare planning improvement.
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