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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Is Associated with Health Expenditure.

Chen Dong, Jing-Tong Fu, Han-Ru Wu, Yu-Chi Chao, Ying-Ching Chen, Wen-Wei Sung, Wen-Jung Chen, Chih-Jung Chen

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chen DongSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7183-2363
Jing-Tong FuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Han-Ru WuSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Yu-Chi ChaoSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Ying-Ching ChenSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Wen-Wei SungSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2375-0029
Wen-Jung ChenSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4771-8074
Chih-Jung ChenSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2056-5821
Chung Shan Medical University · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

Taichung Veterans General Hospital TCVGH-1105801C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geographic and gender-specific disparity can be observed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). While screening and more effective therapies, such as induction chemotherapy, could improve survival rates, they are costly. This study aims to explore the correlation between healthcare expenditure and the mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) in NPC. Data were obtained from the World Health Organization and the Global Cancer Observatory. The correlation was evaluated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Most new cases and deaths occur in Asia, and more males are affected than females. Our study shows that countries with higher MIRs have lower levels of health expenditure regardless of the NPC's gender-specific incidence. Correspondingly, MIRs are all significantly negatively associated with current health expenditure (CHE) per capita and CHE as a percentage of gross domestic product (CHE/GDP) in both genders. CHE per capita and CHE/GDP have a significant impact on NPC outcomes. Moreover, economic status is a potential major factor in MIR differences between countries.

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expenditurehuman development indexincidencemortalitymortality-to-incidence rationasopharyngeal carcinoma

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PMID36141227
PMCPMC9498620
OpenAlexW4293103637

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