Cancer and Its Treatment Costs both will Rise in Coming Decade
The report titled 'Delivering affordable cancer care: a
value change to health systems' provided a roadmap for facilitating patient
involvement in clinical decision-making by developing methodologies that will enable a
better mechanisms, where patients are well-informed about techniques and costs.
Moreover, the report stresses on processes which will eliminate waste
generation in cancer treatment.
The report released at the World Innovation Summit for
Health (WISH) at Doha (Qatar), predicted that between 2008 and 2030 the
incidence of cancer will increase by 65% in high-income countries, 80% in middle-income countries and 100 % in the world's poorest
countries.
In the summit, leading cancer specialists from around the
globe discussed the increasing burden of worldwide spending on cancer treatment
and care.
Policy makers were informed of the three root causes of
excess spending -- Over-treatment and unnecessary interventions, technology
without value and inefficient service delivery. As a result, it is expected
that the cost of treatment will rise by 16-32% in over the next 10 years.
'Delivering affordable cancer care' was one of eight reports
being presented at WISH 2015 where leading international health experts, policy
makers and leaders discussing innovative solutions to some of the most pressing
global health challenges.
