Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Estimation of the cost of treatment by chemotherapy for early breast cancer in Morocco. | Boutayeb et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2010 8 16 http content 8 1 16 COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESEARCH Open Access Estimation of the cost of treatment by chemotherapy for early breast cancer in Morocco 1 2 3 1 211 Saber Boutayeb Abdesslam Boutayeb Naoual Ahbeddou Wiam Boutayeb Essaadi Ismail Mehdi Tazi Hassan Errihani1 Abstract Background Breast cancer is the first cancer in women both in incidence and mortality. The treatment of breast cancer benefited from the progress of chemotherapy and targeted therapies but there was a parallel increase in treatment costs. Despite a relatively high incidence of many sites of cancer so far there is no national register for this disease in Morocco. The main goal of this paper is to estimate the total cost of chemotherapy in the early stages of breast cancer due to its frequency and the chances of patients being cured. This study provides health decision-makers with a first estimate of costs and the opportunity to achieve the optimal use of available data to estimate the needs of anti-mitotics and trastuzumab in Morocco. Method We start by evaluating the individual cost according to the therapeutic sub-groups namely 1. Patients needing chemotherapy with only anthracycline-based therapy. 2. Patients needing chemotherapy with both anthracycline and taxane but without trastuzumab. 3. Patients needing trastuzumab in addition to chemotherapy. For each sub-group the protocol of treatment is described and the individual costs per unit and for the whole cycle are evaluated. Then we estimate the number of women suffering from breast cancer on the basis of two data bases available in Morocco. Finally we calculate the total annual cost of treatment of breast cancer in Morocco. Results The total cost of breast cancer in Morocco is given in Moroccan dirhams MAD the US dollar at the current exchange rate MAD 10 USD and in international dollars or purchasing power parity .
