What Events Have Affected the Cost of Cancer Care?: Looking Back on 40 Years of Economics in Oncology

In each decade since the launch of the journal ONCOLOGY, cancer care has evolved, and with it the finances and costs associated with these improving treatments.

In 1985, the direct health services costs of cancer care were $18.1 billion.¹ In 2015, that number was approximately $183 billion.² And by 2030, recent estimates suggest the number will be $246 billion. Between just those referenced costs, that totals almost $450 billion dollars without adjusting for inflation.