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In this cross-sectional study of national cancer care expenditures and cancer mortality rates across 22 countries, although the cancer mortality rate in the US was lower than the median, the US spent twice as much on cancer care as the median country. Findings of this study suggest that the US expenditure on cancer care may not be commensurate with improved cancer outcomes.
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