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Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer pay more medical expenses than healthy individuals
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 09:12

Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer pay more medical expenses than healthy individuals Alternate TexA recent study published in the journal Cancer reported that the 12 million cancer survivors in the U.S. pay up to $50,000 more in medical care costs, compared to healthy individuals. Researchers from Penn State University found that patients who are treated for cancer may be susceptible to a variety of health complications later in life and that their healthcare expenses average $9,300 a year.

According to lead author Pamela Farley Short, the fact that more people with the disease are surviving has led to a shift away from treatment and toward ways in which to improve the quality of life for these individuals.

In the past, most information regarding cancer survivors focused on Americans over the age of 65 and used information from Medicare. In order to get a look at younger patients, Short's team evaluated those with the disease between the ages of 25 and 64.

"This research is important because cancer survivors are a sympathetic group for calling attention to the challenges that many people face in paying for healthcare," Short explained. "Almost everybody has a friend or someone in their family who has had cancer, so it resonates."
 

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