Cost Of Breast Cancer Treatment. The average costs allowed per patient in the 24 months after the index diagnosis were 71 909 97 066 159 442 and 182 655 for disease stage 0 i ii iii and iv respectively. The reasons aren t mysterious.
Average costs for treatment run in the 150 000 range. Drugs for one course of breast cancer chemo cost around 900 to 30 000 treatments for colorectal cancer can range from 12 000 to 30 000 for an eight week session a new drug that treats some types of lymphoma and skin cancer is over 120 000. In 2020 medical expenditures for breast cancer are projected to reach 16 5 billion more than colorectal cancer 14 billion lymphoma 12 billion lung cancer 12 billion and prostate.
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The average treatment will cost anywhere between 20 000 and 100 000. For patients not covered by health insurance breast cancer treatment typically costs 15 000 50 000 or more for a mastectomy or 17 000 to 35 000 or more for a lumpectomy followed by radiation. Will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. American society of clinical oncology asco web site.
