Fig 1.
Cohort selection flow diagram.
NMSC: Non-melanoma skin cancer; NSWCR: New South Wales Cancer Registry. Matching variables were age (±5 years), sex, Local Government Area of residence and smoking history (never or quit >15 years, recent quitter within 15 years, current smoker).
Fig 2.
Distribution of cases included for analysis (diagnosed 2006–2010) by spread of disease at diagnosis and cancer type, compared with all cases in New South Wales (NSW) diagnosed 2008–2012.
Results not shown for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma or leukaemia, ~90% recorded as “Unknown” for both.
Table 1.
Annual mean excess costs by cancer type for incident cancers diagnosed 2006–2010, in 2013 Australian dollars.
Table 2.
Mean excess costs for incident cancers diagnosed 2006–2010 by phase of care, cancer type and source of costs, in 2013 Australian dollars.
Table 3.
Total excess costs incurred in 2013 by cancer type for all cases diagnosed in Australia 2009–2013 who were alive in 2013, in millions of Australian dollars.