Economics of Cancer Care

Examining tensions surrounding cancer care, this is essential reading for health professionals and policy makers. This 2006 book analyses tensions between those paying for cancer care, those providing care and those marketing drugs and devices. Written by a leading health economist and oncologist, this was the first comprehensive book on the economics of cancer care and remains of interest to health professionals and policy makers alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Prevention; 3. Screening; 4. Diagnostics; 5. Surgery; 6. Radiotherapy; 7. Chemotherapy; 8. Moving towards the new model: international comparison; 9. The new agenda; 10. Cancer's economic impact on society; 11. Improving the patient experience.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Bosanquet, Nicholas (Imperial College of Science Bosanquet, Nicholas Sikora Bosanquet, BOSANQUET NICHOLAS SIKORA KAROL, Karol Sikora
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2006
• EAN: 9780521850070
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85007-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics