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The economic burden of skin cancer in Canada current and projected : final report
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1 electronic text (vii, 184 p.) : ill., digital file. - Publisher: [Toronto, Ont.] : Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 2010
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| General Note: | Commissioned by National Skin Cancer Prevention Committee. "February 26th, 2010". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- Introduction: Skin cancer; Skin cancer rates and trends; Recurrence and second primary cancers; The economic burden of skin cancers; Effective prevention programs; The Canadian context; Purpose of the current project -- Methods: Current and projected skin cancer incidence and mortality in Canada; Economic burden of skin cancer in Canada; Modelling skin cancer prevention impacts in Canada -- Results: Current and projected skin cancer incidence and mortality in Canada; Summary of the economic burden of skin cancer in Canada; Effect of a SunSmart type skin cancer prevention program in Canada -- Discussion: Cost savings in different national contexts; Priorities in public health; International comparisons; Robust prevention modelling; Strengths and limitations -- Appendix A: an introduction to skin cancers: Cutaneous melanoma; Non-melanoma skin cancer; Factors that influence skin cancer risk -- Appendix B: recurrence and second primary cancers -- Appendix C: effective prevention programs: Preamble: modelling skin cancer prevention impacts; Skin cancer prevention programs -- Appendix D: cutaneous melanoma in Canada: 1. Estimating the number of cases in Canada in 2004; 2. Estimating the number of deaths in Canada in 2004; 3. Projections to 2031 -- Appendix E: non-melanoma skin cancer in Canada: 1. Estimated number of cases in Canada in 2004; 2. Estimated number of deaths in Canada in 2004; 3. Projections -- Appendix F: economic burden of skin cancer in Canada: Direct costs; Indirect costs; Summary of the economic burden of skin cancer in Canada; Comparison of costs to that in other countries; Sensitivity analysis -- Appendix G: estimating the effect of a comprehensive skin cancer Prevention program in Canada: Model assumptions; Incidence and mortality with prevention program; Estimating potential future cost avoidance. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language Note: | English with summary in French (p. 7-13). |
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