Economic Burden of Cervical and Head and Neck Cancer in Taiwan from a Societal Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Head and neck cancers (HNC) are increasingly recognized as important human papillomavirus (HPV)-related malignancies in addition to cervical cancer (CC). However, data on the socioeconomic impact of HNC and CC in Taiwan are limited.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted to estimate the total direct medical cost and indirect productivity loss from CC and HNC between 2014 and 2015. Patient data from the Taiwan National Cancer Registry were analyzed, with matched non-cancer controls from the Taiwan National Healthcare Reimbursement Database. Indirect costs due to premature deaths were calculated using public data from Taiwanese government reports.

Results

In the direct cost analysis, 2083 patients with newly diagnosed CC and 11,078 with newly diag

SUBMITTER: Wu YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature