Cost of illness in a super-aged society—comparison of breast, lung, and prostate cancer in Japan

Cost of illness in a super-aged society—comparison of breast, lung, and prostate cancer in Japan

Abstract Background Aging increases the disease burden because of an increase in disease prevalence and mortality among older individuals. This could influence the perception of the social burden of different diseases and treatment prioritization within national healthcare services. Cancer is a dise...

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Main Authors: Kunichika Matsumoto, Yosuke Hatakeyama, Kanako Seto, Ryo Onishi, Koki Hirata, Yinghui Wu, Tomonori Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Cost of illness
Aging
Cancer
Health economics
Japan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03683-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03683-3

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