Table 2. Average incidence costs per patient in selected cancer sites. Incidence costs are defined as the total cost of care delivered to all patients who are alive at the beginning of the considered period.

	Colorectal (2010 £)		Breast (2010 £)		Prostate (2010 £)		Lung (2010 £)
Age group	18–64	⩾65	18–64	⩾65	18–64	⩾65	18–64	⩾65
3 Years pre	201	435	165	439	162	375	344	544
2 Years pre	262	471	183	398	224	517	310	542
1 Year pre	1023	1760	484	1126	715	1430	1337	1979
1 Year	17 241	14 776	11 109	7788	5171	4699	12 083	9061
2 Years	5014	4231	3676	2675	1965	2705	4540	4320
3 Years	3687	3403	2176	2270	1927	2598	4002	3945
4 Years	2927	2821	1782	2283	1484	2529	2671	3365
5 Years	2388	2769	1708	2186	1559	2593	2551	3043
6 Years	1823	2741	1646	2222	1584	2536	—	—
7 Years	1960	2341	1459	2121	1414	3770	—	—
8 Years	1688	2630	1432	2144	1501	2782	—	—
9 Years	1370	2236	1316	2277	1451	2596	—	—
Total (9 Years)	38 098	37 948	26 304	25 966	18 056	26 808	25 847	23 734