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. 2017 Oct 27;27(5):542–546. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053791

Table 2.

Direct costs of tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco (ST)-related cancers in US$

Type of cancer Inpatient cost Outpatient cost OOPE Total healthcare cost
Smoking
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx 5 875 994 297 726 3 920 452 10 094 172
Oesophagus 1 320 233 34 958 950 502 2 305 693
Stomach 333 534 6816 185 328 525 679
Pancreas 269 150 805 41 662 311 618
Larynx 2 337 541 158 792 1 483 735 3 980 068
Trachea, lung, bronchus 6 900 016 73 037 2 881 932 9 854 985
Cervix, uterine 1796 118 1403 3318
Urinary bladder 675 634 41 389 490 614 1 207 638
Kidney and renal pelvis 194 797 3818 80 391 279 006
Breast 49 993 11 445 72 475 133 913
Liver 216 774 993 70 108 287 876
Colorectal 293 352 16 637 180 203 490 193
Total direct cost for smoking 18 468 817 646 536 10 358 806 29 474 159
ST
Lip, oral, cavity, pharynx 593 885 30 091 396 239 1 020 216
Oesophagus 137 812 3649 99 217 240 678
Total direct cost for ST 7 316 971 337 402 4 954 568 12 608 940

OOPE, out of pocket expenditure.