Impact of the non-small cell lung cancer in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.21115/JBES.v8.n2.p91-98Keywords:
neoplasms, lung, lung neoplasms, health impact assessmentAbstract
Lung cancer is considered the major cause of death due to cancer in Brazil and worldwide. Among the main types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer corresponds to approximately 85% of cases of the disease. The high mortality can be attributed to the late diagnosis once most of the patients are diagnosed when the disease is at an advanced stage. Non-small cell lung cancer management requires an intensive use of cares, besides multidisciplinary approach at diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation, what in a finite resources set, bring relevant opportunity cost to health system about resource offer in oncologic assistance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the impact that non-small cell lung cancer promotes in Brazilian society, through literature search
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