Table 2. Resource items for screening, diagnostics and treatment: unit prices for the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and sources.

Cost category	Unit price € (The Netherlands)	Source	Unit price £ (United Kingdom)	Source/HRG code
Screening
Mammography (National Breast Screening Program)	69	www.cvz.nl	46	www.whnt.nhs.uk
Mammography (hospital)	92	www.cvz.nl	58	NICE (2006)
MRI	227	www.cvz.nl	220	Prescott et al (2007)
Diagnostics
Pathology and evaluation	75	Flobbe et al (2004)	122	Prescott et al (2007)
Treatment
Breast conserving therapy	1009	www.cvz.nl	808	a
Mastectomy	1856	www.cvz.nl	2549	HRG J11
Radiation therapy	2891	Flobbe et al (2004); LPRM and NABON (2000); Slotman et al (2000)	2316	a
Chemo therapy	950	Flobbe et al (2004); Slotman et al (2000)	761	a
Hormonal therapy	733	Flobbe et al (2004); Slotman et al (2000)	587	a
Specialist visits	672	Flobbe et al (2004)	538	a
Specialist visits (adjuvant therapy)	1788	Flobbe et al (2004)	1433	a
Hospital stay	1594	Flobbe et al (2004); Oostenbrink et al (2000)	1277	a

Abbreviation: HRG=Healthcare Research Group.

^aIf there was no HRG code, prices calculated were based on the balance between the per capita expenditures of the Netherlands vs that of the United Kingdom (0.84) (stats.oecd.org, visited online: June 2012) and the conversion rate on 1 January 2009, which is 0.96 for UK pounds (www.x-rates.com visited online: June 2012).