http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html Health aware Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:59:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html/comment-page-1#comment-56996 Brandon F Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:56:35 +0000 http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html#comment-56996 A fortune that some people can not afford the way this economy is going. A fortune that some people can not afford the way this economy is going.

]]> http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html/comment-page-1#comment-56995 Bruce H Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:51:42 +0000 http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html#comment-56995 The cost of cancer treatment rose dramatically between 1991 and 2002, sparking fears that many people may be going without the most effective treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute. Researchers used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER) Medicare database to examine the costs of initial cancer treatments in 306,709 breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer patients over the age of 65. These treatments included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and other hospitalization. Over the ten-year period studied, the average cost of breast cancer treatment increased $4,189 to $20,964. The average cost of treating prostate cancer increased $5,435 to $41,134, while the average cost of lung cancer treatment went up $7,139 to $39,891. These are 7 year old prices so I am sure it is even more. The cost of cancer treatment rose dramatically between 1991 and 2002, sparking fears that many people may be going without the most effective treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute.
Researchers used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER) Medicare database to examine the costs of initial cancer treatments in 306,709 breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer patients over the age of 65. These treatments included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and other hospitalization.
Over the ten-year period studied, the average cost of breast cancer treatment increased $4,189 to $20,964. The average cost of treating prostate cancer increased $5,435 to $41,134, while the average cost of lung cancer treatment went up $7,139 to $39,891.
These are 7 year old prices so I am sure it is even more.

]]> http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html/comment-page-1#comment-56994 inverse_ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:21:41 +0000 http://www.hianswers.com/cancers/how-much-does-cancer-treatment-radiation-therapy-cost.html#comment-56994 My radiation therapy for breast cancer ran about $20-25,000 (USD). However, radiation therapy for other types of cancers may be completely different. I had 33 treatments of external beam radiation. My radiation therapy for breast cancer ran about $20-25,000 (USD). However, radiation therapy for other types of cancers may be completely different. I had 33 treatments of external beam radiation.

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