The economic burden of head and neck cancer: a systematic literature review

E Wissinger, I Griebsch, J Lungershausen, T Foster… - …, 2014 - Springer
Background This systematic literature review aimed to evaluate and summarize the existing
evidence on resource use and costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of head …

Optimize and refine therapeutic index in radiation therapy: overview of a century

C Chargari, N Magne, JB Guy, C Rancoule… - Cancer treatment …, 2016 - Elsevier
In 1936, Holthusen theorized the probability of achieving tumor control and of developing
normal tissue complications after radiotherapy as a function of radiation dose. This concept …

Cost of treatment for head and neck cancer in India

AS Chauhan, S Prinja, S Ghoshal, R Verma… - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
There are no published data on the cost of cancer treatment for guiding reimbursement
decisions in India. The present study was designed to estimate the cost of treating head and …

Updated medical care cost estimates for HPV-associated cancers: implications for cost-effectiveness analyses of HPV vaccination in the United States

HW Chesson, E Meites, DU Ekwueme… - Human vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Estimates of medical care costs for cervical and other cancers associated with human
papillomavirus (HPV) are higher in studies published in recent years than in studies …

Estimating the costs of intensity-modulated and 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in Ontario

JHE Yong, T McGowan, R Redmond-Misner, J Beca… - Current …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Background: Radiotherapy is a common treatment for many cancers, but up-to-date
estimates of the costs of radiotherapy are lacking. In the present study, we estimated the unit …

Estimating the practice-level and national cost burden of treatment-related prior authorization for academic radiation oncology practices

B Bingham, S Chennupati, EC Osmundson - JCO Oncology Practice, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Prior authorization (PA) imposes significant time burdens on radiation oncology
practices, but its financial impact has not been characterized. We used time-driven activity …

The cost effectiveness of intensity-modulated radiation therapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck cancers

M Varmaghani, M Amiri, H Ebrahimpour, R Salek… - Radiation …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is developed as a replacement for 3-dimensional
conformal radiation therapy. Considering the difference in costs and effectiveness of these …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer—an update for oral and maxillofacial surgeons

PA Brennan, KL Bradley, M Brands - British Journal of Oral and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), a relatively new method of delivering
radiotherapy, can precisely target a point within a specific tumour and reduce the dose to …

Cost-effectiveness of treating head and neck cancer using intensity-modulated radiation therapy: implications for cancer control program in India

AS Chauhan, S Prinja, S Ghoshal… - International Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe newer cancer treatment technologies hold the potential of providing
improved health outcomes at an additional cost. So it becomes obligatory to assess the …

Comparative cost of transoral robotic surgery and radiotherapy (IMRT) in early stage tonsil cancer

J Spellman, M Coulter, A Kawatkar… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare treatment costs and cost-effectiveness for transoral robotic surgery
(TORS) and definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in managing early stage …