The economic burden of advanced gastric cancer in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Jihyung Hong (Author), Yiling Tsai (Author), Diego Novick (Author), Frank Chi-huang Hsiao (Author), Rebecca Cheng (Author), Jen-Shi Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in both sexes worldwide, especially in Eastern Asia. This study aimed to estimate the economic burden of advanced gastric cancer (AGC) in Taiwan. Methods The costs of AGC in 2013 were estimated using resource us...