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INQUIRER.net: Cancer costs EU $170 billion annually – study

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Cancer costs EU $170 billion annually – study
Oct 13th 2013, 23:31

PARIS – Cancer cost the then 27 countries of the European Union 126 billion euros ($170.1 billion) in 2009, according to a study published on Monday.   The bill mainly comprised 51 billion euros in costs for health-scare systems, including drugs; 23 billion euros in unpaid care provided by friends and relatives of people with cancer; and 52 billion euros in lost productivity due to premature deaths and illness.   Britain, France, Germany and Italy accounted for most than two-thirds of the cost. Four types of cancer – breast, colorectal, lung and prostate – contributed to around half of all new cancer diagnoses and deaths.   Lung cancer had the high...

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