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Table 2 Healthcare costs of breast cancer in the Netherlands in Million Euro’s

From: Burden of early, advanced and metastatic breast cancer in The Netherlands

Expenditure

2003

2005

2007

2011

Estimates 2014

Public healthcare and prevention

41.8 (21%)

44 (18%)

47.7 (11%)

63.1 (9%)

9%

1st line care

4.6 (2%)

5.1 (2%)

7.1 (2%)

7.5 (1%)

1%

Hospital & medical professional care

96.5 (49%)

129.8 (54%)

280.7 (65%)

542.6 (78%)

78%

Elderly Care

19.3 (10%)

18.5 (8%)

19.1 (4%)

17.8 (3%)

3%

Drugs

26.7 (13%)

32.6 (13%)

57.1 (13%)

45.7 (7%)

7%

Other healthcare providers

3.1 (2%)

3.3 (1%)

5.7 (1%)

2.7 (0%)

0%

Management

6.7 (3%)

8.9 (4%)

12.2 (3%)

12.5 (2%)

2%

Total Costs in Million (€)

199 (0.31%a)

243 (0.36%a)

430 (0.58%a)

696 (0.78%a)

768 (0.80%a)

  1. aPercentage of healthcare budget