Estimating the cost of cancer: results on the basis of claims data analyses for cancer patients diagnosed with seven types of cancer during 1999 to 2000.

Purpose: Cancer accounts for 60.9 billion dollars in direct medical costs and 15.5 billion dollars for indirect morbidity costs.

The financial burden of cancer: estimates from a study of insured women with breast cancer.

The financial impact of cancer can be large, even among persons with comprehensive health insurance policies. Prior studies have found that women with cancer are especially likely to suffer financial hardship. Although controversial, cancer insurance policies are designed to reduce the financial burden of cancer.