title: [Hodgkin disease treated at the Tromsø regional hospital 1985-93. Diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, quality of life and costs of a decentralized treatment].
abstract: Between 1985-93, 55 patients were treated for Hodgkin's disease at the University Hospital of Tromsø. The median diagnostic delay was four months and a significant prolonged delay was connected with the lymphocyte predominance subgroup. The ChlVPP regimen was shown to be a risk factor for herpes zoster virus infection. The 5-year overall survival was 90%. The survivors experienced a low frequency of symptoms and a high level of functioning. The females reported a significant superior global quality of life and had a lower psychological distress and fatigue score than the males. The cost of one quality-adjusted life year (QALY) (production gains included and using a 10% discount rate) was estimated to be 1,651 pounds. This makes Hodgkin's disease one of the most cost-effective malignancies to treat.
authors.affiliation: Kreftavdelingen, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life
vernacular_title: Hodgkins sykdom behandlet ved Regionsykehuset i Tromsø 1985-93. Diagnostikk, behandling, prognose, livskvalitet og kostnad ved en regionalisert behandling.