Table 3 Total cost of cancer during the first 12-months post-diagnosis by cancer type1
| Â | Â | COST TO THE AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (AUD) | Patient co-payment5 (AUD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N2 | Hospital episodes3 | ED presentations | MBS rebate4 | PBS rebate | Total cost to the healthcare system | Average healthcare cost per person (SD) | Total | Average per person (SD) | |
All cancers combined | 123,900 | 3,824,163,400 | 88,103,100 | 263,243,600 | 631,804,300 | 4,807,314,400 | 38,800 (42,900) | 127,673,700 | 1000 (2000) |
Prostate cancer | 20,700 | 374,172,600 | 6,416,200 | 36,828, 600 | 38,650,600 | 456,068,000 | 22,000 (18,700) | 16,324,000 | 800 (1200) |
Breast cancer | 15,400 | 377,396,200 | 6,744,700 | 36,690, 600 | 170,956,200 | 591,787,700 | 38,300 (31,300) | 21,040, 900 | 1400 (1500) |
Colorectal cancer | 14,800 | 643,503,400 | 11,849,400 | 30,563,000 | 71,878,900 | 757,794,700 | 51,300 (39,800) | 16,979,500 | 1100 (1800) |
Blood and lymphatic system | 13,300 | 616,132,000 | 13,286,600 | 40,503,100 | 176,947,100 | 846,868,700 | 63,600 (73,600) | 24,655,400 | 1900 (4100) |
Melanoma of the skin | 12,300 | 70,844,800 | 1,575,700 | 23,174,800 | 12,506,700 | 108,102,000 | 8800 (13,400) | 4,945,100 | 400 (500) |
Tracheal, bronchus and lung cancer | 11,100 | 434,675,600 | 15,618,400 | 24,164,600 | 45,331,000 | 519,789,700 | 46,800 (35,700) | 10,168,700 | 900 (1700) |
Digestive organs | 10,100 | 433,725,600 | 12,668,100 | 20,303,100 | 31,119,600 | 497,816,400 | 49,400 (38,400) | 11,273,000 | 1100 (2000) |
Cancers of the urinary tract | 6200 | 202,334,900 | 5,022,300 | 10,703,000 | 17,623,000 | 235,683,200 | 38,000 (32,600) | 4,816,000 | 800 (1100) |
Gynaecological cancers | 5200 | 159,616,700 | 3,121,600 | 10,475,000 | 16,774,700 | 189,988,000 | 36,400 (32,700) | 5,171,800 | 1000 (1600) |
Head and neck | 4000 | 141,306,700 | 2,478,200 | 10,264,700 | 9,019,700 | 163,069,400 | 40,500 (47,200) | 2,374,400 | 600 (1200) |
Other or ill-defined cancers | 2700 | 76,240,900 | 2,316,900 | 4,295,300 | 6,051,400 | 88,904,500 | 32,800 (31,500) | 2,239,700 | 800 (1700) |
Thyroid and other endocrine glands | 2600 | 55,221,900 | 799,400 | 4,195,500 | 3,631,300 | 63,848,200 | 24,600 (35,800) | 1,180,600 | 500 (600) |
Eye, brain and CNS | 1900 | 114,903,700 | 3,113,900 | 3,324,700 | 17,342,800 | 138,685,000 | 71,800 (73,200) | 2,830,000 | 1500 (2300) |
Mesothelioma, Kaposi Sarcoma, and soft tissue | 1600 | 69,741,200 | 1,882,200 | 3,245,200 | 9,187,200 | 84,055,900 | 51,500 (47,800) | 2,080,100 | 1300 (2200) |
Male genital organs, exc prostate | 900 | 19,635,700 | 678,900 | 2,190,200 | 2,267,400 | 24,772,300 | 26,800 (30,900) | 643,200 | 700 (1200) |
Other skin cancer | 800 | 15,355,100 | 283,300 | 1,749,400 | 1,456,800 | 18,844,600 | 22,700 (30,200) | 541,900 | 700 (1100) |