Organization, quality and cost of oncological home-hospitalization: A systematic review

Worldwide, cancer is a major threat to public health. The social as well as economic consequences remain significant for patients and societies (Luengo-Fernandez et al., 2013; Costa et al., 2016; Markman and Luce, 2010). The World Economic Forum estimated direct costs of cancer treatment and attended costs of income losses at US$ 290 billion in 2010 (Bloom et al., 2011). Within the European Union, total cancer costs were estimated at €126 billion in 2009, whereof €51 billion accounted for healthcare (Luengo-Fernandez et al., 2013).

Source: Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology - April 9, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lieselot Cool, Dominique Vandijck, Philip Debruyne, Melissa Desmedt, Tessa Lefebvre, Michelle Lycke, Pieter Jan De Jonghe, Hans Pottel, Veerle Foulon, Koen Van Eygen Tags: Review Source Type: research