Figure 1:

Mean direct cost of cancer care for the 3 months before and the first year after diagnosis by cancer site in (A) patients who survived beyond 1 year and (B) patients who died within 1 year. Note: The prediagnosis phase of care is the last 3 months before diagnosis (in blue). The initial phase of care is the first 12 months following diagnosis (in green). Error bars are 95% confidence intervals. All estimates are in 2009 Canadian dollars. See Appendix 3 for more details.