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Cancer’s Hidden Cost Burden Strains Patients and Health Systems: Report

The cost of cancer may be higher than previously estimated, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society.
In its 2025 Cancer Facts & Figures report, the ACS provided updated data on cancer incidence, survival rates and risk factors. It also touched on the high cost associated with a cancer diagnosis.
The most recent data from the National Cancer Institute estimated that cancer-related medical costs reached $208.9 billion in 2020. But this was likely an underestimate since it does not account for the rising cost of treatment, according to the ACS.
Patients pay approximately $21.1 billion per year in cancer-related costs, according to the ACS report. Nearly $5 billion of that figure is estimated as

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