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Review
. 2021 Jan;50(1):35-45.
doi: 10.18502/ijph.v50i1.5070.

The Economic Burden of Cancer in Iran during 1995-2019: A Systematic Review

Aziz Rezapour  1 , Shahin Nargesi  2 , Fateme Mezginejad  3 , Asma Rashki Kemmak  1 , Rafat Bagherzadeh  4
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The Economic Burden of Cancer in Iran during 1995-2019: A Systematic Review

Aziz Rezapour et al. Iran J Public Health. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Cancer is the third cause of death following cardiovascular disease and accidents, in Iran. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the economic burden of cancer studies in Iran.

Methods: This systematic review examined the types of direct medical and non-medical costs and indirect costs in cancer patients and includes studies in English and Persian that were reviewed in Scopus, Web of science, SID, Iranmedex, Magiran and databases of Medline, etc., from 1995-2019.

Results: Twenty-one articles were included. Most studies have examined the direct costs of all types of cancers. The articles reviewed different types of cancer, such as prostate cancer (n=2), colorectal cancer (n=2), breast cancer (n=4), gastric cancer (n=2), oral and pharyngeal cancer (n=1), lung cancer (n=3), and blood cancer (n=4). The great number of studies were related to the gastrointestinal, breast and blood cancers. The gastrointestinal (gastric and colorectal) and breast cancer had the major economic burden than others.

Conclusion: It is necessary that special attention to patients, supportive measures to reduce the share of costs, and more budget allocation for prevention, screening and early detection being at priorities in the health system planning.

Keywords: Cancer; Direct medical costs; Economic burden; Indirect costs; Iran; Systematic review.

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Conflict of interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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