title: [Economic burden of cancer patients undergoing oral chemotherapy].
abstract: Due to constant medical advancement, the cost of cancer treatment has been spiraling and the economic burden of the patient has increased. In view of this, it is important to ease the patient's economic burden while pushing for high quality cancer treatment. We carried out a national level investigation with cancer patients and their medical doctors in charge and reviewed the policy to minimize the patients' burden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Policy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koinuma
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents