Cancer type/measure | Overall | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | Stage IV | Stage unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast | ||||||
No. of patients | 50 141 | 20 759 | 18 607 | 6786 | 2433 | 1556 |
No. (%) used radiation | 40 659 (81.1) | 17 206 (82.9) | 15 306 (82.3) | 6054 (89.2) | 1487 (61.1) | 606 (38.9) |
Cost, $, mean (95% CI)* | 18 529 (18 415–18 643) | 16 442 (16 293–16 591) | 19 973 (19 781–20 165) | 23 821 (23 512–24 131) | 8476 (7894–9057) | 13 141 (12 220–14 063) |
Colorectal | ||||||
No. of patients | 38 108 | 8269 | 9124 | 10 755 | 6848 | 3112 |
No. (%) used radiation | 8979 (23.6) | 1052 (12.7) | 1979 (21.7) | 3803 (35.4) | 1877 (27.4) | 268 (8.6) |
Cost, $, mean (95% CI)* | 15 177 (14 899–15 456) | 10 613 (9809–11 416) | 17 400 (16 807–17 992) | 18 853 (18 439–19 266) | 8444 (7957–8932) | 11 689 (10 077–13 301) |
Lung | ||||||
No. of patients | 34 809 | 6104 | 2855 | 6989 | 17 714 | 1147 |
No. (%) used radiation | 23 158 (66.5) | 2330 (38.2) | 1527 (53.5) | 5864 (83.9) | 13 005 (73.4) | 432 (37.7) |
Cost, $, mean (95% CI)* | 10 818 (10 669–10 966) | 7982 (7610–8353) | 13 002 (12 321–13 682) | 17 790 (17 416–18 165) | 8019 (7877–8160) | 8009 (7093–8925) |
Prostate | ||||||
No. of patients | 45 258 | 10 154 | 22 103 | 5664 | 4058 | 3279 |
No. (%) used radiation | 23 207 (51.3) | 3228 (31.8) | 13 433 (60.8) | 3701 (65.3) | 2478 (61.1) | 367 (11.2) |
Cost, $, mean (95% CI)* | 16 887 (16 648–17 125) | 6467 (6006–6928) | 20 543 (20 219–20 867) | 17 765 (17 168–18 362) | 10 264 (9717–10 812) | 10 564 (8985–12 142) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Among those who had a nonzero radiation cost.