The economic burden of prostate cancer in Canada: forecasts from the Montreal Prostate Cancer Model

We developed an economic model of prostate cancer management from diagnosis until death. We have used the Montreal Prostate Cancer Model to estimate the total economic burden of the disease in a cohort of Canadian men. Using this Markov state-transition simulation model, we estimated the probability...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal 2000-04, Vol.162 (7), p.987-992
Main Authors: Grover, Steven A, Coupal, Louis, Zowall, Hanna, Rajan, Raghu, Trachtenberg, John, Elhilali, Mostafa, Chetner, Michael, Goldenberg, Larry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Canada
Cohort Studies
Cost of Illness
Costs
Forecasting
Health care
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Economic
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - economics
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:We developed an economic model of prostate cancer management from diagnosis until death. We have used the Montreal Prostate Cancer Model to estimate the total economic burden of the disease in a cohort of Canadian men. Using this Markov state-transition simulation model, we estimated the probability of prostate cancer, annual prostate cancer progression rates and associated direct medical costs according to patient age, tumour stage and grade, and treatment modalities in a 1997 cohort of Canadian men. The estimated lifetime costs of prostate cancer included the costs of clinical staging, initial treatments and complications, follow-up cancer therapies, routine outpatient care, and palliative care following metastatic disease. The clinical burden of prostate cancer forecasted using the model was similar to the projections of the National Cancer Institute. In the 1997 cohort of 5.8 million Canadian men between 40 and 80 years old, prostate cancer would be diagnosed in an estimated 701,491 men (12.1%) over their lifetime. Direct medical costs would total $9.76 billion, or $3.89 billion when discounted 5% annually. The Montreal Prostate Cancer Model indicates that the economic burden of prostate cancer to Canada's health care system will be substantial. Further analyses are needed to identify the most efficient means of treating this disease.
ISSN:0008-4409
0820-3946
1488-2329