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Stat: $70,000

Amount the U.S. spends on cancer care per case

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$44,000: Average amount that 10 European countries, including Sweden, Germany and France, spend on cancer care per case

11.1: Average survival, in years, of an American patient diagnosed with cancer

9.3: Average survival, in years, of a patient diagnosed with cancer in one of the same 10 European countries

Larry Greenemeier is the associate editor of technology for Scientific American, covering a variety of tech-related topics, including biotech, computers, military tech, nanotech and robots.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 307 Issue 4This article was published with the title “Stat: $70,000” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 307 No. 4 (), p. 23
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1012-23b

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