Expenditure audit of women with breast cancer in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi.

摘要: Background: Breast cancer is associated with substantial medical and economic burden. This study assisted the expenditure incurred by subjects on diagnosis treatment till period of follow-up. Materials Methods: a prospective study; case series patients studied at time followed after 6 months. The was conducted one Hospitals in India, from January 2006 to December 2007. One hundred seventy-two women new primary breast were included study. During 69 lost comparative analysis done for 103 subjects. Cost implications include direct costs indirect costs. Questionnaire data collection used. Descriptive statistics correlation Results: median total Rs. 12,100 (US$ 1 = Rs 50) range 0-54000. largest component stage I (median 6530), 7500), cost 17,600. expenditures 13,100) highest younger age group (<40). higher who visited private setup before coming Hospital (Rs. 8250) than those came directly 4500). Conclusions: depends many factors, including stages cancer, woman's age, perhaps treatment, hospital insurance.