Measuring the societal burden of cancer: The cost of lost productivity due to premature cancer-related mortality in Europe

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2015, Pages E136-E145

  Hanly, Paul ^a   Soerjomataram, Isabelle ^b   Sharp, Linda ^c  

^a NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cancer burden; Europe; Life years lost; Premature mortality costs; Productivity costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM;

COST OF ILLNESS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84918790339     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29105     Document Type: Review

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