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Cancer Care
Medical Math: Mathematicians doing cancer research
In a few years, a mathematician may be part of every medical team that treats a cancer patient.
Amy Keller | 5/6/2013
Costs and Cases on the Rise
| Projected Costs of Cancer Care | |||
| State | 2010 (in billions) | 2020 (in billions) | Change |
| California | $15.5 | $28.3 | 82% |
| Florida |
$12.7 | $24.9 | 96% |
| Texas | $10.5 | $19.6 | 87% |
| New York | $10.8 | $17.4 | 62% |
A recent study by researchers at RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that cancer-related medical costs will double in some states in fewer than eight years. By 2020, Florida is forecast to have 353,000 residents undergoing treatment for cancer — the largest projected increase among all states. Florida ranks second for projected costs of treating those patients
| Estimated Cancer Deaths | |
| in Florida (2011) | |
| Lung/bronchus | 11,460 |
| Colon/rectum | 3,370 |
| Breast | 2,690 |
| Prostate | 2,160 |
| Pancreas | 2,610 |
| Leukemia | 1,570 |
| Non-hodgkin lymphoma | 1,310 |
| Liver | 1,410 |
| Ovary | 1,020 |
| Brain/nervous system | 790 |
| All | 40,980 |
| New Cancer Cases | |
| in Florida (2011) | |
| Lung/bronchus | 17,150 |
| Breast | 15,330 |
| Prostate | 16,780 |
| Colon/rectum | 10,180 |
| Urinary bladder | 5,490 |
| Melanoma (skin) | 5,260 |
| Non-hodgkin lymphoma | 4,720 |
| Leukemia | 3,440 |
| Uterine corpus | 2,960 |
| Uterine cervix | 900 |
| All | 113,400 |
