Cost of cancer care climbed between 1991 and 2002
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
The cost of cancer care incurred during the period two months prior to cancer diagnosis and 12 months following diagnosis increased substantially between 1991 and 2002 for elderly patients in the United States, according to a study published online 10 June in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
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