Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
Cost Analysis and Financial Burden of Oral Cancer Care in India: A Systematic Review
By Medhini Madi and Mathangi Kumar.
Abstract
Abstract Objective: This systematic review aimed to comprehensively assess the economic burden of oral cancer based on studies performed in India.
Methods
A systematic electronic search on databases like Scopus, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, ProQuest, and Web of Science from inception to July 2024 was performed. Two independent reviewers conducted the search in the mentioned databases. Comprehensive data regarding the stages in oral cancer, location, duration of hospital stay, and direct and indirect healthcare costs (medical and nonmedical) were documented. Studies addressing the cost analysis of malignancies in other locations other than oral cancer as well as those documented in geographic locations other than India were excluded.