The total cost of cancer in 2009 was $216.6 billion–$86.6 in direct medical costs and $130 billion for indirect mortality costs.
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More than one in four cancer survivors have a high burden from their symptoms at one-year after their diagnosis–even those who are no longer getting treatment.
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Between 1990 and 2007 the overall death rates from cancer declined 22% for men and 14% for women.
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One in 12 Medicare fee-for-service dollars is spent on cancer care.
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