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Melanoma treatment costs in Australia rise sharply with advanced disease stages

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This is a correction notice for a previously published study that analyzed healthcare system costs and treatment patterns for 8,577 melanoma patients diagnosed in New South Wales, Australia between 2006 and 2019. The original research examined how costs and treatments varied across different stages of melanoma disease progression. The correction addresses specific errors or updates to the original publication without changing the fundamental findings.


Understanding healthcare costs and treatment patterns for melanoma across disease stages is crucial for health policy planning and resource allocation. This data helps inform healthcare systems about the economic burden of melanoma and can guide clinical practice patterns in Australia and similar healthcare settings.


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by David E. Goldsbury, Anne E. Cust, Caroline Watts, Alison Pearce, Philip Haywood, Louisa G. Collins, Preston Ngo, Kirstie McLoughlin, Michael Caruana, Karen Canfell, Julia Steinberg, Marianne F. Weber

Source: Correction: Health system costs and systemic treatment patterns by disease stage for 8577 people diagnosed with melanoma in New South Wales, Australia 2006–2019