The Cost Incurred for the Treatment among the Cancer Patients in Coimbatore

  • A Sangamithra Professor, Department of Economics Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • S Vishnu Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Economics Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords: Health, Cancer, Cost, Direct cost, Indirect cost

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year universally, about 14 million people have realized that they have cancer and eight million individuals die from cancer. Cancer is a term for a group of diseases that can affect any part of the human body. Some more terms used are malignant tumors and neoplasms. Defining cancer is the quick creation of abnormal body cells that develop outside their usual borders and occupy adjoining parts of the body and extent to another organ of the body. The study aims to assess the cost incurred for Treatment among cancer patients in Coimbatore. The research source is from both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected from two hospitals in Coimbatore through constructed exit interview schedule and secondary sources from from other various journals and articles.

Published
2021-09-01
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Sangamithra, A., & Vishnu, S. (2021). The Cost Incurred for the Treatment among the Cancer Patients in Coimbatore. Shanlax International Journal of Economics, 9(4), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.34293/economics.v9i4.4218
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