Comparing the cost of non-metastatic breast cancer care in a low-income vs a high-income country: A plea for an optimal allocation of health resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Autor: | Susana Pereira, Carla Carrilho, Satish Tulsidás, Assucena Guisseve, Nuno Lunet, Genoveva Bata, Mariana Brandão, Samantha Morais, Marina Borges |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Short Communication
Global health Developing country Breast Neoplasms Cancer staging Developing countries 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Plea Breast cancer Pregnancy Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Poverty RC254-282 health care economics and organizations Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa Portugal business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens General Medicine Local currency medicine.disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Costs and Cost Analysis Income Resource allocation Health Resources Surgery Costs and cost analysis Female Breast neoplasms business Demography |
| Zdroj: | The Breast : Official Journal of the European Society of Mastology Breast, Vol 57, Iss, Pp 1-4 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1532-3080 0960-9776 |
| Popis: | Breast cancer incidence is rising in low-income countries, but there is limited information regarding health resource allocation for its care. We assessed the cost of care during the first three years after diagnosis in a low-income country (Mozambique; n = 162 women) and compared it with a high-income country (Portugal, n = 703 women). Local currency prices were converted to 2019 international dollars (Int$). In Mozambique, the median cost was lower than in Portugal (2888 vs 18,533 Int$, respectively) and did not vary across stage or tumor subtype. These findings may help improving resource allocation for breast cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite reflecting an underfunding of treatment in this setting. Highlights • Health resource allocation for breast cancer care is ill-defined in low-income countries. • The median cost of care of non-metastatic breast cancer was 6-fold higher in Portugal vs Mozambique. • The median cost of care did not vary across stage or tumor subtype in Mozambique. • These findings reflect an underfunding of breast cancer treatment in this low-income setting. • These data may help improving resource allocation for breast cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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