Table 5.
Patient productivity losses—short-term work absence
Scenario summary | Base case | Best case | Worst case |
Duration of chemotherapy (weeks) | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Total cost/year | £28.7 million | £25.8 million | £34.4 million |
Average cost/person | £3425 | £3082 | £4110 |
Total working days lost/year | 320 277 | 288 249 | 384 332 |
Average working days lost /person | 43 | 39 | 51 |