Resource requirements for cancer registration in areas with limited resources: Analysis of cost data from four low- and middle-income countries

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• 作者：Florence K.L. Tangka^a ; ^fbt9@cdc.gov ; Sujha Subramanian^b ; Patrick Edwards^b ; Maggie Cole-Beebe^b ; D. Maxwell Parkin^c ; Freddie Bray^d ; Rachael Joseph^e ; Les Mery^d ; Mona Saraiya^a ; Cancer registration economic evaluation participants¹
• 关键词：CI5 ; Cancer Incidence in Five Continents ; CDC ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; FTE ; full-time equivalent ; FY ; fiscal year ; GICR ; Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development ; IARC ; International Agency for Research on Cancer ; INCTR ; International Network for Cancer Tretment and Research ; IntRegCosting Tool ; International Registry Costing Tool ; IT ; information technology ; LMIC ; low- and middle-income countries ; NCDs ; noncommunicable diseases ; PPP ; purchasing power parity ; US $ ; U
• 刊名：Cancer Epidemiology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：45
• 期：supp_S1
• 页码：S50-S58
• 全文大小：1000 K
• 卷排序：45

文摘

Host institution resources are crucial for registry operations and sustainability. Cancer registration involves substantial fixed costs and labor. Cost per inhabitant was smaller among registries serving large populations. Cost per case was smaller among lower income countries. Approaches to increase efficiency could serve to reduce registry costs.