Economic Burden of Healthcare Services on Cancer Survivors in Bangladesh.
Mohammad ShahjalalPadam Kanta DahalMd Parvez MosharafMohammad Morshad AlamMohammad Delwer Hossain HawladerRashidul Alam MahumudPublished in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2024)
Our study found a disproportionately high economic burden among patients with cancer, across disease sites, stages, and income quintiles. The burden was significantly higher among patients with prostate, bone, and liver cancer, and those diagnosed with advanced stage. The findings underscore the importance of early cancer detection before metastasis which may lead to more efficient treatment, avoid disease progression, lower disease management costs, and better health outcomes. Patients from low-income households experience an extreme economic burden due to cancer, highlighting the need for affordable healthcare services, financial support, and healthcare subsidies.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- papillary thyroid
- childhood cancer
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- prostate cancer
- ejection fraction
- young adults
- chronic kidney disease
- affordable care act
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- bone mineral density
- health information
- climate change
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- patient reported outcomes
- real time pcr