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Skin Cancer Treatment Costs Skyrocket

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The costs associated with skin cancer increased five times as fast as treatments for other cancers between 2002 and 2011, according to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. According to the report, the average annual cost for skin cancer treatment increased from $3.6 billion during 2002-2006 to $8.1 billion during 2007-2011, an increase in costs of 126%. Meanwhile, during that time, the average annual cost for treatment of a...

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