The burden of colorectal cancer survivors in the Netherlands: costs, utilities, and associated patient characteristics

The aim of this study is to assess the societal burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivorship 2-10 years post-diagnosis in terms of (1) societal costs, and (2) quality of life/utilities, and to analyze associated patient characteristics.This is a cross-sectional, bottom-up prevalence-based burden of disease study, conducted from a societal perspective in the Netherlands. In total, 155 CRC survivors were included. Utilities were measured by the...