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Distribution of cancer care costs by types of services and hospitals. (A) On average, a cancer decedent spent US $15,720 in the last year of life, of which majority was associated with inpatient services (US $12,385). (B) Nearly 90% of the overall medical expenditure occurred in the tertiary referral (US $578 million) and tertiary hospitals (US $347 million), suggesting excessive use of upper level hospitals.
