Alternative, Complementary Cancer Treatments Forum, Cancer Discussions - November 4th, 2009 - 4 Comments
How much does cancer treatment – radiation therapy, cost?
How much does cancer treatment – radiation therapy, cost?
My grandma has cancer and I need to know how much does cancer radiation treatments cost?
Thank you!!
She is in Russia and I need an approximate cost of this treatment to see if I should bring her here, to the United States, Florida. She has no insurance. I just need an approximate cost to see if we can afford it or if she should do it in Russia.
Thank you!
My radiation therapy for breast cancer ran about $20-25,000 (USD). However, radiation therapy for other types of cancers may be completely different. I had 33 treatments of external beam radiation.
The cost of cancer treatment rose dramatically between 1991 and 2002, sparking fears that many people may be going without the most effective treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute.
Researchers used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER) Medicare database to examine the costs of initial cancer treatments in 306,709 breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer patients over the age of 65. These treatments included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and other hospitalization.
Over the ten-year period studied, the average cost of breast cancer treatment increased $4,189 to $20,964. The average cost of treating prostate cancer increased $5,435 to $41,134, while the average cost of lung cancer treatment went up $7,139 to $39,891.
These are 7 year old prices so I am sure it is even more.
A fortune that some people can not afford the way this economy is going.
oh my…I can’t believe that expensive….I think the US have a better plan when it comes to health insurance….it would be better if you could bring her here…..thanks for the EC dropped….
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