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Estimates of the national expenditures for cancer care in 2010 (light gray areas) and the estimated increase in cost in 2020 (dark gray areas) because of the aging and growth of the US population under assumptions of constant incidence survival and cost for the major cancer sites. Costs in 2010 billion US dollars by phase of care: initial year after diagnosis (Ini.) continuing care (Con.) and last year of life (Last).
