Estimating the future cancer management costs attributable to modifiable risk factors in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

An estimated 33-37% of incident cancers in Canada are attributable to modifiable risk factors. Interventions targeting these risk factors would minimize the substantial health and economic burdens Canadians face due to cancer. We estimate the future health and economic burden of cancer in Canada by incorporating data from the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) study into OncoSim, a web-based microsimulation tool.

Methods

Using the integrated OncoSim population attributable risk and population impact measures, we evaluated risk factor-targeted intervention scenarios implemented in 2020, assuming the targeted risk factor prevalence reduction would be achieved by 2032 with a 12-year latency period.

Results

We estimate that smoking will b

SUBMITTER: Ruan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8651827 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature