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Medical experts have warned that the burden of cancer in the country is getting worse and increasing, as statistics show that about 10,000 cancer deaths with are recorded yearly with 250,000 new cases.
The U.S. spends $200 billion dollars on cancer care yet reports mortality rates higher than so many other high-income countries. Experts hoped this latest study would provide an answer.
The United States spends over $200 billion per year on cancer care, twice as much as the average high-income country. But, are we getting our money's worth?
While the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country, its cancer mortality rates are only slightly better than average, according to a new analysis by researchers at Yale University and Vassar College.
In the United States, national cancer care spending has no association with population-level cancer mortality rates.