“…A total of 167,463 people was diagnosed with cancer and the cancer incidence was reported as 212.6 per 100.000 in Turkey (Ilter & Keskinkılıç, 2018). The increasing cancer incidence (Fitzmaurice et al, 2017) and discussions on PC have forced administrative and political decision-makers as well as researchers to find more cost-effective alternatives for treatment and care of cancer cases (Ciemins, Blum, Nunley, Lasher, & Newman, 2007;Dagovic et al, 2014;Dagovic, Zugic, & Jakovljevic, 2015;Jakovljevic, Malmose-Stapelfeldt, Milovanovic, Rancic, & Bokonjic, 2017;McGrath, Foote, Frith, & Hall, 2013;Radovanović, Dagović, & Jakovljević, 2011;Reid et al, 2018;Simoens et al, 2010;Smith, Brick, O'Hara, & Normand, 2014). Economic evidence in palliative care is important for making decisions regarding the allocation of resources and formulate/maintain accompanying relevant health policies (Jünger, Payne, Brearley, Ploenes, & Radbruch, 2012).…”