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Editorial
. 2016 Sep 6;106(10):949-950.
doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11375.

The future cost of cancer in South Africa: An interdisciplinary cost management strategy

K Sartorius  1 , B Sartorius, P S Govender, V Sharma, A Sherriff
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Editorial

The future cost of cancer in South Africa: An interdisciplinary cost management strategy

K Sartorius et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

The exponential rise in cancer costs in South Africa (SA) was illustrated in a recent Sunday Times article entitled 'The cost of cancer can be a debt sentence'. Our Minister of Health talks of a 'war' against the high costs of cancer drugs, and epidemiologists project a sharply rising incidence. Eminent international medical journals, such as The Lancet, underline the fact that cancer cost is a growing international problem that confronts even the richest countries. If richer countries in the world are battling to cover the costs of cancer, what is the prognosis for SA?

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