[Nomadism of patients treated by radiotherapy in Île-de-France: Does our health system have as much money to waste?]

CONCLUSION: Our results are similar to a report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs published in July 2011, which then pointed to an additional cost of between 4 and 6 million euros annually. The long-term care of cancer patients from their homes contributes to a deterioration in the quality of life linked to travel times, a delay in the care of potential treatment complications, and the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, and bacteria resistant to antibiotics. PMID: 33036742 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Bulletin du Cancer - October 6, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Paix A, Popotte H, Lévy C, Perez A, Bouillet T, Zelek L, Duchemann B Tags: Bull Cancer Source Type: research