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In 2015, more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed and close to 600,000 people will die from the disease. Thankfully, major breakthroughs are changing how we prevent, treat, and cure cancer. Treatments are becoming increasingly personalized and advances in immuno-oncology, a field that uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, are causing a paradigm shift in cancer treatment. Use the navigation below and the search feature to view the data and to narrow down your search.

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    • Portion of Medicare dollars spent on cancer care
       
    • Causes of financial burden on individuals with cancer
       
    • Cost of cancer care in 2009
       
    • Three million cancer patients remain active in the workplace during their treatment, and incur 33 million days of disability each year.  
    • The value of life lost from all cancer deaths in 2000 was $960 billion.  
    • The value of life lost from all cancer deaths in 2000 was $960 billion.  
    • People diagnosed with cancer are at a higher risk of bankruptcy than those without a cancer history.  
    • In one study, 42 percent of participants reported a significant financial burden. As a result: 68 percent cut back on leisure activities 46 percent reduced spending on food and clothing 46 percent…  
    • Spending on cancer medicines represented approximately one percent of the total national health expenditures in 2011.  
    • Employment disability accounts for about 75 percent of lost productivity among cancer survivors.  
    • Three million cancer patients remain active in the workplace during their treatment, and incur 33 million days of disability each year.  
    • The annual excess economic burden of cancer survivorship, among recently diagnosed cancer survivors, was $16,213 per survivor age 18 to 64, and $16,441 per survivor age 65 and older (from…  
    • Care for cancer survivors in the U.S. in 2010 cost an estimated $137 billion in medical expenditures.  
    • More than 10 percent of cancer patients have annual out-of-pocket costs that are higher than $18,585, and 5 percent have costs that exceed $35,660.  
    • Total annual medical expenditures are $4,187 higher for men with cancer, and $3,293 higher for women with cancer, compared with individuals without a history of the disease.  
    • The direct medical costs for cancer in 2011 were an estimated $88.7 billion: 50 percent was for hospital outpatient or office-based provider visits 35 percent was for inpatient hospital stays 11 percent was…  
    • One in 12 Medicare fee-for-service dollars is spent on cancer care.  
    • In 2011, four cancers accounted for nearly half of all Medicare payments for cancer–lung and bronchus (13 percent), breast (11 percent), colorectal (11 percent), and prostate (10 percent).  
    • Estimated Annual Cost of Cancer Care in 2010 by Site  
    • The total cost of cancer in 2009 was $216.6 billion–$86.6 in direct medical costs and $130 billion for indirect mortality costs.  
    • In 2007, the national average cost of chemotherapy drug treatment was $111,000 annually per patient.  
    • The total cost of cancer in 2014 is $216.6 billion–$86.6 billion for medical expenses and $130 billion for loss of productivity.  
    • Prostate cancer accounts for more than $7 billion in spending annually.  
    • Cancer is the highest-cost diagnosis in terms of out-of-pocket spending.  
    • U.S. spending on cancer treatment has risen greatly over time, from $13.1 billion in 1980 to $72.1 billion in 2004.   
    • The NIH estimate overall cancer costs in 2007 at about $219.2 billion–$89 billion for direct medical costs, $18.2 billion for indirect morbidity costs (costs due to lost productivity due to…  
    • In 2004, the U.S. spent about $72.1 billion in direct costs for cancer care.  
    • For elderly cancer patients, 5 year Medicare costs in 2004 were approximately $21.1 billion.  
    • The average 5 year costs of cancer vary depending on the type of cancer. In 2004, it cost $20,000 every 5 years for patients with breast cancer or melanoma–it cost…  
    • Colorectal cancer treatment is the second-most costly treatment, and costs over $6.5 billion per year. Breast cancer is the first, and costs about $6.6 billion.  
    • A poylp can be removed during colorectal cancer screening for about $1,500, but if the cancer has metastasized, costs of care can rise over $58,000 over the patients lifetime.  
    • Breast cancer treatment in the U.S. costs close to $7 billion per year.  
    • The direct and indirect costs of breast cancer in the U.S. are about $2.35 and $3.13 billion annually. Close to $2 billion of that total is spent on late stage…  
    • 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…  
    • The NIH estimated that the overall cost of cancer in 2006 was $206.3 billion. This figure includes $78.5 billion in direct medical costs, $17.9 billion in indirect morbidity costs, and…  
    • 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…  
    • Cost of Care for Those Who Lose Independence  
    • The annual national cost of informal caregiving for cancer patients is an estimated $1 billion.  
    • Direct annual spending for prostate cancer is $3.6 billion.  
    • Colorectal cancer treatment costs about $6.5 billion per year; breast cancer treatment costs nearly $7 billion per year; and cervical cancer treatment costs around $2 billion per year.