Health Economic Evaluations of Cancer in Brazil: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: A large number of health economic evaluation (HEE) studies have been published in developed countries. However, Brazilian HEE literature in oncology has not been studied.

Objective

To investigate whether the scientific literature has provided a set of HEE in oncology capable of supporting decision making in the Brazilian context. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify and characterize studies in this field. We searched multiple databases selecting partial and full HEE studies in oncology (1998-2013). Results: Fifty-five articles were reviewed, of these, 33 (60%) were full health economic evaluations. Type of cancers most frequently studied were: breast (38.2%), cervical (14.6%), lung (10.9%) and colorectal (9.1%). Procedures (47.3%) w

SUBMITTER: Campolina AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6072849 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature