Medical Care Costs Associated with Cancer Survivorship in the United States

2020594 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Angela B. Mariotto · National Cancer Institute

Lindsey Enewold · National Cancer Institute

Christopher A. Zeruto · Information Management Services

K. Robin Yabroff · American Cancer Society

Abstract

The national cancer-attributed medical care costs in the United States are substantial and projected to increase dramatically by 2030, due to population changes alone, reflecting the rising burden of cancer care among cancer survivors.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Volume 29, Issue 7, pp. 1304-1312

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-1534

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