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Breast Cancer
Research from University of Pennsylvania in the area of breast cancer described
January 29th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "An estimated $8.1 billion (in 2004 dollars) is spent annually on total health care costs for the treatment of breast cancer in the United States. Breast cancer has traditionally been treated with intravenous (IV) cancer therapies that entail not only the drug acquisition cost, but additional costs of personnel time, supplies, and equipment used in the preparation and administration of the IV drug." "A systematic study of the costs of IV administration in the metastatic breast cancer (MBC) population has not been performed. To assess the cost components, overall and by payer type and patient age group, for administering a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)
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