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Recent News Releases
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Annual Report to the Nation Part 2: Patient economic burden of cancer care more than $21 billion in the United States in 2019
Part 2 of the 2021 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, finds that the patient economic burden associated with cancer care in the United States in 2019 was $21.09 billion. This includes patient out-of-pocket costs of $16.22 billion and patient time costs of $4.87 billion.
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NCI study highlights pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino adults
A large surveillance study led by NCI researchers suggests that the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused more deaths in the United States among Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino individuals than among white or Asian individuals.
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NIH study illuminates origins of lung cancer in never smokers
NCI scientists and their international collaborators have found that the majority of lung cancers in never smokers arise when mutations caused by natural processes in the body accumulate. They also identified three subtypes of lung cancer these individuals.