Net patient time costs during the initial phase of care ranged from $271 and $842 for melanoma of the skin and prostate cancer, respectively, to $5348 and $5605 for gastric and ovarian cancers, respectively. Net patient time costs for care during the last year of life ranged from $1509 for melanoma of the skin to $7799, $7435 and $7388 for gastric, lung, and ovarian cancers, respectively. In 2005, patient time costs for the initial phase of care were $2.3 billion.
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