Head and Neck Cancers Medical Costs in a Universal Health System: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT: ImportanceHead and neck cancers (HNC) impose a significant economic burden on healthcare systems. Understanding the direct medical costs across different phases of care is crucial for resource allocation and cost-effectiveness evaluations, particularly in universal healthcare settings.ObjectiveTo quantify the direct medical costs of HNC over 60 months postdiagnosis and examine cost variations by cancer subsite, stage, and treatment modality.DesignPopulation-based, matched case-control study using administrative healthcare data.SettingOntario, Canada, a province with a publicly funded universal healthcare system.ParticipantsWe included 19,832 adults diagnosed with HNC between 2007 and 2020. Each case was matched with 5 noncancer controls based on age, sex, and comorbidity.ExposuresHNC diagn

SUBMITTER: Villemure-Poliquin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906621 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature