Early screening and prevention would do a lot to help save lives and money, the American Cancer Society says.
Almost 500,000 Americans died of cancer in 2015 and a new study concludes the disease robbed them not only of their lives, but of $94.4 billion in lifetime earning potential.
They estimated that the 492,146 people who died of cancer in 2015 could have had 8.7 million more years of life if not for the disease. Treatment rates are closely linked to health insurance coverage rates, the study said. In Southern states, less than half of the population had insurance through their employer as of 2017, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Utah had a coverage rate of 60%, the nonprofit said.The findings are another sobering reminder of how much money cancer takes away from Americans. Other research has looked at the expenses and debts cancer patients rack up while in treatment.
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