The Economic Burden of Cancers Attributable to Metabolic Syndrome in Korea

• Main Authors: Dongwoo Kim (Author), Seok-Jun Yoon (Author), Young-Hoon Gong (Author), Young Ae Kim (Author), Hye-Young Seo (Author), Jihyun Yoon (Author), A-Rim Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is an important etiologic factor in the development of certain types of cancers. The economic cost of the treatment of cancer has been steadily increasing. We therefore estimated the economic burden of cancers attributable to metabolic syndrome in Korea. Methods: We re...