Proposal for the breakdown of increased cancer healthcare cost and its improvement

Technological progress in the field of cancer treatment can be expected to accelerate in the future, giving hope to such patients. At the same time, there is concern that cancer care will become more expensive. It is indispensable to minimize the economic burden of patients to deliver technological advances in treatment. It is important for the physician engaged in cancer care to recognize the economic burden of patients and to reduce this burden as much as possible. The Cancer Control Act was enacted in 2007 to promote work on cancer control using all the resources of the nation, and this should surely entail financial support. In order to take advantage of innovations in cancer care, reform of the payment system to lighten the economic burden of the patient would be a pressing necessity.