American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidance Statement: The Cost of Cancer Care
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Advances in early detection, prevention, and treatment have resulted in consistently falling cancer death rates in the United States. In parallel with these advances have come significant increases in the cost of cancer care. It is well established that the cost of health care (including cancer care) in the United States is growing more rapidly than the overall economy. In part, this is a result of the prices and rapid uptake of new agents and other technologies, including advances in imaging and therapeutic radiology. Conventional understanding suggests that high prices may reflect the costs and risks associated with the development, production, and marketing of new drugs and technologies, many of which are…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 123.88
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 39
Authors
8- NJNeal J. Meropol
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, CancerCare, Commonwealth Cancer Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
- DSDeborah Schrag
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, CancerCare, Commonwealth Cancer Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
- TJThomas J. Smith
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, CancerCare, Commonwealth Cancer Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
- TMTherese M. Mulvey
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, CancerCare, Commonwealth Cancer Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
- RMRobert M. Langdon
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, CancerCare, Commonwealth Cancer Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Health care
- Cancer
- Family medicine
- Economic growth
- Internal medicine