Table 3 Total cost of cancer during the first 12-months post-diagnosis by cancer typea
| Â | Â | Cost To The Australian Healthcare System (AUD) | Patient co-paymente (AUD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nb | Hospital episodesc | ED presentations | MBS rebated | PBS rebate | Total cost to the healthcare system | Average healthcare cost per person (SD) | Total | Average per person (SD) | |
All cancers combined | 123,900 | 3,302,933,000 | 88,103,100 | 263,243,600 | 631,804,300 | 4,286,083,900 | 34,600 (41300) | 127,673,700 | 1000 (2000) |
Prostate cancer | 20,700 | 279,788,000 | 6,416,200 | 36,828, 600 | 38,650,600 | 361,683,300 | 17,500 (17,300) | 16,324,000 | 800 (1200) |
Breast cancer | 15,400 | 266,860,700 | 6,744,700 | 36,690, 600 | 170,956,200 | 481,252,200 | 31,200 (29,700) | 21,040, 900 | 1400 (1500) |
Colorectal cancer | 14,800 | 581,675,500 | 11,849,400 | 30,563,000 | 71,878,900 | 695,966,800 | 47,100 (38,200) | 16,979,500 | 1100 (1800) |
Blood and lymphatic system | 13,300 | 564,265,300 | 13,286,600 | 40,503,100 | 176,947,100 | 795,002000 | 59,800 (70,800) | 24,655,400 | 1900 (4100) |
Melanoma of the skin | 12,300 | 53,047,300 | 1,575,700 | 23,174,800 | 12,506,700 | 90,304,500 | 7400 (12600) | 4,945,100 | 400 (500) |
Tracheal, bronchus and lung cancer | 11,100 | 396,063,600 | 15,618,400 | 24,164,600 | 45,331,000 | 481,177,600 | 43,300 (34,700) | 10,168,700 | 900 (1700) |
Digestive organs | 10,100 | 394,784,900 | 12,668,100 | 20,303,100 | 31,119,600 | 458,875,800 | 45,500 (36,800) | 11,273,000 | 1100 (2000) |
Cancers of the urinary tract | 6200 | 181,697,200 | 5,022300 | 10,703,000 | 17,623,000 | 215,045,500 | 34,700 (31800) | 4,816,000 | 800 (1100) |
Gynaecological cancers | 5200 | 138,156,900 | 3,121,600 | 10,475,000 | 16,774,700 | 168,528,200 | 32,300 (31500) | 5,171,800 | 1000 (1600) |
Head and neck | 4000 | 118,588,400 | 2,478,200 | 10,264,700 | 9,019,700 | 140,351,100 | 34,900 (45,500) | 2,374,400 | 600 (1200) |
Other or ill-defined cancers | 2700 | 67,701,500 | 2,316,900 | 4,295,300 | 6,051400 | 80,365,200 | 29,600 (29,700) | 2,239,700 | 800 (1700) |
Thyroid and other endocrine glands | 2600 | 48,531,700 | 799,400 | 4,195,500 | 3,631,300 | 57,157,900 | 22,000 (34,400) | 1,180,600 | 500 (600) |
Eye, brain and CNS | 1900 | 101,300,100 | 3,113,900 | 3,324,700 | 17,342,800 | 125,081500 | 64,700 (70,400) | 2,830,000 | 1500 (2300) |
Mesothelioma, Kaposi Sarcoma, and soft tissue | 1600 | 62,604,600 | 1,882,200 | 3,245,200 | 9,187,200 | 76,919,200 | 47,100 (46100) | 2,080,100 | 1300 (2200) |
Male genital organs, exc prostate | 900 | 17,921,400 | 678,900 | 2,190,200 | 2,267,400 | 23,057, 900 | 25,000 (30,400) | 643,200 | 700 (1200) |
Other skin cancer | 800 | 11,920,400 | 283,300 | 1,749,400 | 1,456,800 | 15,409,900 | 18,600 (28100) | 541,900 | 700 (1100) |