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. 1997 Summer;18(4):51–76.

Table 4. Mean Inpatient Costs (With Standard Errors), Long-Term Costs and Costs per Person-Year and Treatment Phase.

Cancer Site and Stage at Diagnosis Cases All Phases
(Per Year)
Controls
(Per Year)
Pre-Diagnosis Care
(1 Month)
Initial Care
(6 Months)
Continuing Care
(Per 6 Months)
Terminal Care
(6 Months)
Long-Term Attributable Long-Term Attributable Long-Term Discounted
Breast, Female
Local $3,005
(72)
$1,353
(14)
$28
(9)
$7,349
(112)
$849
(37)
$14,419
(1,058)
$31,408
(904)
$15,421
(904)
$13,816
(744)
Regional 4,095
(112)
1,159
(18)
51
(22)
9,057
(168)
1,001
(55)
13,233
(780)
32,582
(1,009)
21,537
(1,015)
19,504
(852)
Remote 8,677
(628)
1,211
(59)
538
(198)
7,881
(754)
1,560
(303)
13,096
(1,436)
25,058
(1,996)
20,824
(2,018)
19,881
(1,844)
All Stages 3,327
(56)
1,275
(10)
63
(15)
7,549
(94)
879
(28)
13,670
(604)
30,175
(591)
16,964
(592)
15,368
(495)
Colon
Local 5,327
(197)
2,037
(35)
1,207
(139)
16,467
(538)
1,238
(92)
14,721
(4,272)
47,472
(2,745)
27,056
(2,763)
25,290
(2,344)
Regional 7,915
(230)
2,120
(33)
2,390
(167)
20,865
(574)
1,664
(106)
17,709
(1,473)
55,130
(1,733)
39,123
(1,740)
36,819
(1,511)
Remote 17,954
(803)
1,948
(62)
2,720
(287)
20,240
(1013)
2,736
(416)
12,704
(1,114)
39,923
(1,760)
36,218
(1,767)
35,291
(1,668)
All Stages 7,212
(150)
2,074
(22)
2,019
(105)
18,889
(382)
1,515
(69)
14,873
(872)
47,375
(1,043)
33,289
(1,048)
31,648
(919)
Rectum
Local 5,762
(298)
1,793
(44)
569
(114)
16,107
(882)
1,414
(134)
16,018
(4,062)
49,007
(3,178)
32,111
(3,185)
29,462
(2,729)
Regional 10,820
(547)
1,746
(53)
407
(115)
25,882
(1313)
2,421
(254)
17,393
(2,872)
65,077
(3,689)
53,206
(3,695)
49,254
(3,233)
Remote 22,442
(1,672)
1,618
(94)
1,271
(297)
21,329
(1319)
5,780
(1,180)
11,917
(1,964)
47,571
(3,880)
44,248
(3,951)
42,445
(3,633)
All Stages 7,837
(256)
1,771
(31)
623
(85)
19,058
(653)
1,844
(118)
14,707
(1,608)
49,870
(1,790)
37,961
(1,794)
35,348
(1,578)
Lung
Local 8,290
(411)
1,731
(38)
1,440
(166)
20,493
(1,508)
1,562
(141)
14,870
(1,179)
50,299
(2,453)
37,950
(2,436)
35,589
(2,203)
Regional 11,508
(440)
1,559
(34)
949
(136)
13,219
(682)
1,966
(195)
12,159
(776)
32,012
(1,297)
26,976
(1,293)
25,855
(1,190)
Remote 15,373
(479)
1,595
(27)
1,041
(83)
9,668
(355)
3,287
(479)
9,876
(417)
23,249
(794)
21,527
(798)
21,005
(749)
All Stages 10,533
(237)
1,659
(18)
1,126
(66)
12,197
(370)
1,934
(120)
11,006
(336)
29,193
(668)
24,749
(666)
23,841
(612)
Ovarian
Local 4,063
(234)
992
(44)
3,098
(362)
14,405
(614)
550
(97)
25,275
(7,878)
38,240
(3,533)
25,798
(3,518)
24,385
(2,972)
Regional 7,221
(1,257)
1,155
(94)
7,807
(3,313)
22,640
(4,959)
1,207
(413)
18,470
(9,347)
58,346
(9,905)
47,973
(9,880)
45,318
(8,949)
Remote 16,380
(757)
1,246
(41)
2,568
(285)
25,352
(974)
3,039
(418)
18,790
(1,587)
58,942
(2,980)
54,290
(2,996)
51,424
(2,642)
All Stages 9,744
(373)
1,159
(29)
3,074
(313)
21,430
(741)
1,601
(177)
19,170
(1,529)
52,089
(2,193)
45,223
(2,199)
42,714
(1,919)
Prostate
Local 4,887
(165)
2,605
(27)
492
(52)
6,817
(274)
1,546
(84)
15,420
(1,162)
40,322
(1,509)
16,775
(1,513)
15,150
(1,280)
Regional 6,012
(375)
2,220
(47)
78
(38)
8,135
(495)
1,448
(190)
16,411
(2,332)
38,356
(3,071)
19,552
(3,085)
17,795
(2,627)
Remote 9,172
(480)
2,660
(52)
747
(145)
6,359
(551)
2,351
(259)
15,898
(1,083)
32,017
(1,859)
21,071
(1,870)
19,814
(1,680)
All Stages 5,610
(141)
2,600
(21)
490
(46)
6,774
(213)
1,634
(72)
15,603
(727)
37,945
(1,068)
17,888
(1,071)
16,349
(916)
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Local 6,638
(522)
1,308
(59)
1,268
(274)
11,485
(1,099)
1,411
(223)
16,804
(3,168)
41,504
(3,738)
31,371
(3,789)
28,674
(3,258_
Regional 7,659
(649)
1,457
(75)
1,449
(308)
14,814
(1,612)
1,372
(239)
29,064
(5,518)
49,862
(4,614)
39,629
(4,613)
36,843
(4,110)
Remote 9,710
(522)
1,314
(44)
1,567
(195)
14,110
(1,017)
2,096
(249)
20,007
(1,387)
46,055
(2,538)
39,388
(2,539)
36,737
(2,234)
All Stages 8,168
(376)
1,385
(32)
1,472
(141)
13,820
(1,021)
1,652
(136)
20,324
(1,334)
44,729
(1,942)
36,290
(1,950)
33,799
(7,50)

NOTES: Numbers in parentheses are standard errors. For notes that apply generally to Tables 2-5, see Technical Note.

SOURCE: Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region, and Northern California Cancer Center - SEER Registry, 1993.