Objective To evaluate the economic burden of malignant neoplasms in Shandong province in order to provide scientific evidence for policy-making.Methods The main source for this study were the data from the third sampling survey of death cause in 2006 and cancer prevalence survey in 2007 in Shandong provice.The direct medical cost was calculated based on the survey data.The indirect cost due to mortlity and morbidity were estimated with human capital approach based on the data of disability-adjusted life yea...