Health system costs and days in hospital for colorectal cancer patients in New South Wales, Australia.

David E GoldsburyEleonora FelettoMarianne F WeberPhilip HaywoodAlison PearceJie-Bin LewJoachim WorthingtonEmily HeJulia SteinbergDianne L O'ConnellKaren Canfell

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Health system costs and hospital utilisation for CRC care are greater for people with more advanced disease. These findings provide a benchmark, and will help inform future cost-effectiveness analyses of potential approaches to CRC screening and treatment.

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patient reported outcomes
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