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SUBMITTER: Tran BT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792935 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tran Binh Thang BT Choi Kui Son KS Nguyen Thanh Xuan TX Sohn Dae Kyung DK Kim Sun-Young SY Suh Jae Kyung JK Phan Van Sang VS Pham Huu Tri HT Nguyen Minh Hanh MH Nguyen Thanh Binh TB Hoang Huu Khoi HK Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh TTB Nguyen Minh Tu MT Oh Jin-Kyoung JK
International journal of environmental research and public health 20201222 1
The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased rapidly in Vietnam, but the economic burden of this disease has never been estimated. We estimate the direct and indirect cost of CRC patients in Vietnam in 2018 using a prevalence-based approach and human capital method. The total economic cost of CRC was VND 3041.88 billion (~$132.9 million), representing 0.055% of the 2018 gross domestic product. Notably, indirect costs comprised 83.58 % of the total cost, 82.61% of which is ...[more]