title: [Methodology of economic assessment: example in oncology].
abstract: The increasing costs of care make it important to identify those strategies of greatest value from both an effectiveness and cost perspective. Economic analysis is characterized by a simultaneous consideration of alternatives costs and outcomes, and can provide useful data for managerial decision making. In this paper, methods of economic evaluations in general and in cancer in particular is reviewed. In cancer treatment, preventive, curative or palliative strategies can be concerned. Economic evaluation have become increasingly important in oncology because of the proliferation of expensive new treatments. Furthermore, considering quality of life effects is particularly important in oncology, where many treatments obtain modest improvements in response or survival. Quality of life measurements are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departement d'information médicale, UMR 5823 CNRS, Hospices civils, 162, avenue Lacassagne, 69424 Lyon, France. isabelle.hot@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jaisson-Hot
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schott
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clippe
authors.forename: Christell
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ganne
authors.forename: Touria
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hajri
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Poncet
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trillet-Lenoir
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colin
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity