The monetary costs of childhood cancer to the families of patients

Barr, Ronald D.; Furlong, William; Horsman, John; Feeny, David; Torrance, G. W.; Weitzman, Sheila

doi:10.3892/ijo.8.5.933

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“…Table ii describes the included studies [13][14][15][16][17][18] . Generally, the articles provide prospective estimates from surveys that were gathered in clinic, by mail, or by retrospective telephone interview, and they include loss of paid work, loss of unpaid work, or loss of work for caregivers.…”

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“…Generally, the articles provide prospective estimates from surveys that were gathered in clinic, by mail, or by retrospective telephone interview, and they include loss of paid work, loss of unpaid work, or loss of work for caregivers. The cancer types were breast cancer 15,16,18 , mixed cancers (breast, colorectal, lung, prostate) 17 , or emesis related to mixed cancers (breast, lung, lymphoma) 13 , and childhood cancers 14 . Table iii shows the estimates of wage loss from cancer for each of the included studies.…”

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Estimating the National Wage Loss from Cancer in Canada

2010

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Objectives: Using primary and secondary data sources, we set out to estimate the Canadian wage loss from cancer for patients, caregivers, and parents from a patient and a societal perspective. Methods: First, a multiple-database literature search was conducted to find Canadian-specific direct surveys of wage loss from cancer. Second, estimates for wage loss were generated from the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 3.1. In addition, both estimates were standardized to derive a friction-period estimate and were extrapolated to produce national annual estimates. Results: The literature search identified six direct surveys that included a total of 1632 patients with cancer. The CCHS Cycle 3.1 included 2287 patients with cancer. Overall, based on the direct surveys, newly diagnosed cancer patients reduced their labour participation in the friction period by 36% ($4,518), and caregivers lost 23% of their workable hours ($2,887). The CCHS estimated that annual household income was 26.5% lower ($4,978) for respondents with cancer as compared with the general population. For the year 2009, results from direct surveys indicated that new cancers in Canada generated a wage loss of $3.18 billion; the CCHS Cycle 3.1 estimate was $2.95 billion. Conclusions: Wage loss from cancer is a significant economic burden on patients, their families, and society in Canada, with direct surveys and the CCHS providing similar estimates.

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Estimating the National Wage Loss from Cancer in Canada

2010

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“…In other studies, diaries and/or self-administered questionnaires have been used to ascertain patient and family costs of cancer [11,15,27]. However, both of these methods can lead to low levels of compliance.…”

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“…To maximize face and content validity, we developed prototype interviews (in French, in versions appropriate to patients and caregivers) after an extensive review of both existing instruments [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and the literature available at the time (1999) relating to costs for both children [13,[15][16][17][18] and adults facing cancer [9][10][11]19]. We pre-tested the prototypes in personal interviews with 11 patients and 9 caregivers, who were debriefed afterward to identify unclear or difficult questions and to obtain respondents' reactions to the interview generally [20].…”

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Validity of information obtained from a method for estimating cancer costs from the perspective of patients and caregivers

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“…With respect to children with cancer this has been reported to amount to one third of after tax income [4].…”

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The importance of lowering the costs of stem cell transplantation in developing countries

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2002

Int J Hematol

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The effectiveness and efficiency of health care systems can be assessed by economic evaluation, comparing the costs and outcomes of alternative interventions. Direct costs include accommodation, nursing, physicians' fees, diagnostic tests and treatment. Indirect costs derive from the loss of a persons ability to use life in a productive way e.g. employment. In cost-effectiveness analyses, cost is the numerator and effectiveness (related to health outcomes) is the denominator. The unit of measurement of effectiveness is usually years of life saved. Cost utility analyses require a preference-based measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) to allow the calculation of utility scores for health states and so the adjustment of effectiveness for quality. Typically, this allows the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). A review of published reports, to be presented in detail, yields the following summation. The greater cost of stem cell harvest from peripheral blood is more than offset by the reduced costs associated with a shorter hospital stay. Transplants early in first remission cost less than those undertaken at later points in disease evolution/treatment experience. Changing the primary locus of care from inpatient to outpatient may result in notable cost savings but can produce cost-shifting (from inpatient to outpatient). Nevertheless, in selected patient, the use of non-myeloablative transplants may offer a cost-effective option, especially in the developing country context.

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The monetary costs of childhood cancer to the families of patients

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Estimating the National Wage Loss from Cancer in Canada

Estimating the National Wage Loss from Cancer in Canada

Validity of information obtained from a method for estimating cancer costs from the perspective of patients and caregivers

The importance of lowering the costs of stem cell transplantation in developing countries

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