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. 1997 Summer;18(4):51–76.

Table 7. Discounted Long-Term Costs As a Function of the Discount Rate.

Discount Rate
(Percent)
Breast Colon Rectum Lung Ovary Prostate Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
3 $35,282 $42,378 $51,148 $33,093 $63,696 $28,771 $47,868
4 34,070 41,627 49,960 32,704 62,362 27,902 46,755
5 32,960 40,934 48,864 32,339 61,134 27,100 45,729

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