The Economics of Cancer Care

by Karol Sikora, Nick Bosanquet, Nicholas Bosanquet

Book Overview

This 2006 book examines the interaction of economics and the delivery of cancer care in the global context. It analyses the causes of tension between those paying for care, those providing the care and those marketing drugs and devices. The concept and requirement for rationing is examined in different economic environments. As cancer increases in incidence and prevalence, the economics of providing care becomes a more important subject than ever...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521183804
• ISBN13: 9780521183802
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"