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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cancer > The Economic Burden of Cancer
The National Institutes of Health estimated the overall cost of cancer in 2005 was $209.9 billion. This figure includes $74.0 billion in direct medical costs, $17.5 billion in indirect morbidity costs, and $118.4 billion in indirect mortality costs.
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American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2006. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society. 2006. [ Permalink ]