ANALÝZA EFEKTIVITY VLÁDNÍCH OPATŘENÍ A VÝDAJŮ V OBLASTI ONKOLOGIE ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY V LETECH 2012-2022

The aim of the thesis is to investigate governmental measures implemented in the Czech Republic between 2012 and 2022 to address the growing number of oncology cases, analyze their effectiveness, and assess the efficiency of associated expenditures. The theoretical part focuses on defining and explaining fundamental concepts. It further examines health, its determinants and models, prevention, the classification of healthcare, and health policy. Another chapter delves into the economic theory of Kenneth Arrow, the founder of health economics, and highlights six key economic theories that influence patients' decision-making when purchasing healthcare services. Subsequently, it explains the severity of cancer and its rising incidence, supported by data. Finally, it discusses the Czech healthcare system and its associated risks. The practical part begins by evaluating the sustainability of financing the Czech healthcare system, followed by a chapter addressing the costs associated with cancer. This section concentrates on health policy measures targeting the primary risk factors for cancer, specifically smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, HPV, hepatitis, environmental factors, and carcinogenic substances. The thesis primarily relies on data from 2012 to 2022 to assess whether the implemented health policies were successful and had the desired effect. The conclusions reveal that most measures introduced during the observed period were ineffective and had no positive impact on cancer trends.