Table 5

Distribution of costs by disease phase and type of resource use

No of patients Hospitalisation Outpatient visits Tests and procedures Chemotherapy Surgery/ radiotherapy Other5-150 Total
Cost per disease phase
Referral and diagnosis109£122788 £16646 £73579 £6964  £187 £220164
Active treatment100£249109£111938 £28870£144058£29150£49636 £612761
Follow up50 £46204 £22304  £9793 £2714  £81015
Re-treatment19 £35888 £18432 £11297 £19055 £4910 £5564  £95146
Follow up5  £416  £1173  £491  £440  £2520
Terminal care71£190403 £12513 £17002£12201£16032 £248151
Total£644808 £183006 £141032 £163113£53225 £74573 £1259757
% of cost per disease phase
Referral aand diagnosis 10956% 8%33%3%100%
Active treatment10041%18% 5%24%5% 8%100%
Follow up 5057%28%12% 3%100%
Re-treatment1938%19%12%20%5% 6%100%
Follow up 517%47%19%0%17%100%
Terminal care7177% 5% 7%5% 6%100%
  • 5-150 Other types of care includes management of side effects, medication, blood transfusion.