Lifetime cost of young Australian with cancer averages $1.3 million

Cancer draws blood

A patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. Source: AAP

A new study suggests the lifetime cost for every young Australian diagnosed with cancer averages about $1.3 million. The report, by Deloitte Access Economics, offers a reminder of cancer's financial burden on those of all ages struggling to cope with the disease.



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