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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Cost of cancer care climbed between 1991 and 2002, as radiation and chemotherapy increased
June 26th, 2008
The cost of cancer care incurred during the period two months prior to cancer diagnosis and 12 months following diagnosis increased substantially between 1991 and 2002 for elderly patients in the United States, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The increases in costs for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer were due in large part to increases in the percentage of patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy and the rising costs for those therapies. There have been general reports of increases in the cost of cancer care, but little research has examined the magnitude of those changes or the type of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-26)
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