The relationship between government research funding and the cancer burden in South Korea: implications for prioritising health research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, we aimed to assess health research funding allocation in South Korea by analysing the relationship between government funding and disease burden in South Korea, specifically focusing on cancers.

Methods

The relationship between research funding and the cancer burden, measured in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), was analysed using a linear regression method over a 10-year interval. Funding information on 25 types of cancer was obtained from the National Science and Technology Information Service portal in South Korea. Measures of cancer burden were obtained from Global Burden of Disease studies. The funding predictions were derived from regression analysis and compared with actual funding allocations. In addition, we evaluated how the funding

SUBMITTER: Jung YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6929284 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature