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Colorectal cancer treatment costs: Estimation for Germany using health insurance data and comparison of the cost estimates with other countries

U Haug, S Ahrens, R Linder, F Verheyen · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2012 · Heft 09

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DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
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U Haug, S Ahrens, R Linder, F Verheyen
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Heft 09 / 2012
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Erschienen: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
ISSN
0012-0472
DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1323288

Zusammenfassung

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been offered in Germany since more than 30 years but there is a lack of studies analyzing its cost-effectiveness. The cost of CRC treatment is an important parameter in such analyses. We aimed to estimate CRC treatment cost for Germany using health insurance data from the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) and to compare the estimates to other countries. Methods: We included persons who were continuously TK-insured between 2005–2010: A) Cases: Persons with a hospital discharge diagnosis of CRC (ICD C18-C20) between 2007–2010 and no such a diagnosis between 2005–2006 (to…

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colorectal cancer treatment costs Diagnosis Germany Observation Drug Costs Krankenkasse DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift