Open AccessFinancial burden of cancer on patients treated at a tertiary health facility in South West Nigeria
Author(s) -
Muhammad Inuwa Mustapha,
Musa Ali-Gombe,
Adamu Abdullahi,
A Adenipekun,
O B Campbell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the west african colleges of surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-6944
DOI - 10.4103/jwas.jwas_4_22
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , breast cancer , cancer , health facility , descriptive statistics , cross sectional study , finance , demography , family medicine , environmental health , population , statistics , health services , pathology , mathematics , sociology , economics
Cancer is a growing health concern in the world. The financial burden of cancer affects not only cancer patients and their families, but also the society as a whole. In Nigeria there is a dearth of information about the financial burden of cancer on patients. Hence, there is need to estimate the cost of cancer treatment and to show the resources being allocated to the problem.