title: Estimating the costs of caring for the older breast cancer patient.
abstract: As the population ages, it is expected that more and more elderly women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Relatively little is known about the cost of caring for this group of patients. The goals of this article will be to introduce the relevant types of costs, to review the available data on these costs and to conclude with some thoughts regarding areas for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Health System, UH-B2C490, Box 0010, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. hayman@umich.edu
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Langa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology