Disease and Economic Burden of Prostate Cancer in Malaysia: A Review
- Author:
Norzaher Ismail
1
Author Information
1. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Collective Name:Norzaher Ismail and Aniza Ismail
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Prostate cancer;
Burden of disease;
Economic;
Cost;
Quality of life.
- From:International Journal of Public Health Research
2019;9(1):1073-1080
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction In Malaysia prostate cancer is ranked as fifth type of cancer among male.
Unlike other cancers, prostate cancer is slow growth type of cancer; hence
most patients may be asymptomatic despite having the disease. The burden
associated with prostate cancer disease started from the diagnosis, the
progress of disease and the varying impact of the available treatment options
till the quality of life. The review focused on the disease and economic
burden of prostate cancer disease towards country and patient personally.
Methods A search was conducted to review related published studies on economic
burden of the prostate cancer through PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Schorlar
and Science Direct searching engines databases using keywords: Prostate
cancer, economic burden and disease burden, treatment burden and treatment
cost. For exploration on the burden itself, the keywords used were economic
cost, mortality, morbidity, quality of life, treatment burden, palliative care. A
review on the morbidity and mortality comparing global, Asian and Malaysia
situation reviewed from previous review paper and online data.
Conclusions Economic burden of prostate cancer include quality of life, treatment cost and
palliative cost and palliative support care system. Development and
improvise of the treatment facilities and equipment, strong knowledge and
clinical training of staff in the treatment of cancer should be well planned in
order to reduce the increasing burden of prostate cancer in Malaysia
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