In the first section, oncologist David Eagle, MD, identifies several drivers of high cancer care costs:
• Increasing price of new oncology pharmaceuticals.
• Increasing prevalence of cancer, which is related to the aging of the population.
• Provision of more aggressive care.
• Longer patient survival and longer duration of active treatment.
• Increasing provision of care in the hospital outpatient setting.
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