Background The effect of a cancer diagnosis is wide-ranging with the potential to affect
income, employment and risk of poverty. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the …

Objective To define the accuracy of administrative datasets to identify primary diagnoses of
breast cancer based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th or 10th …

Objective: The objective of the present analysis was to determine the publicly funded health
care costs associated with the care of breast cancer (BCa) patients by disease stage …

Methods: Using linked cancer registry and administrative data, and standardized costing
methodology and analyses, we estimated costs for 21 cancer sites by phase of care to …

Background Economic analyses of end-of-life care often focus on single aspects of care in
selected cohorts leading to limited knowledge on the total level of care required to patients …

BACKGROUND: The Clavien–Dindo classification is widely used to report postoperative
morbidity but may underestimate the severity of colectomy complications. OBJECTIVE: The …

Objective To identify the optimal timing of in‐person physician visit after hospital discharge
to yield the largest reduction in readmission among elderly or chronically ill patients. Data …

Background: Since 2007, Cancer Care Ontario has been collecting data using the
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System as a patient-reported outcome measure for use in …

Objectives To assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision–
Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying subjects with colorectal cancer. Design …

Background: The increasing rate of health care expenditures in the United States has placed
a significant burden on the nation's economy. Predicting future health care utilization of …