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Global Cancer Drug Spending to Exceed $150 Billion by 2020: IMS Report

02 Jun 2016

Reuters
Worldwide spending on cancer medicines will exceed $150 billion by 2020, driven by the emergence of expensive new therapies that help the immune system to attack tumors, according to a global oncology report released by IMS Health Holdings on Thursday.

The World Spent This Much on Cancer Drugs Last Year

02 Jun 2016

CNBC
Spending on cancer medicines totaled $107 billion worldwide in 2015 and is projected to exceed $150 billion by 2020, reflecting adoption of newer, pricier therapies, according to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

We’re spending $107 billion on cancer drugs, but is it worth it?

02 Jun 2016

Washington Post
A flood of innovative cancer treatments helped fuel an 11.5 percent surge in spending on oncology drugs over the past year -- to $107 billion globally, according to a new report. But there's a crucial question the study can't quite answer: How much are patients benefiting from this expanding arsenal of high-priced drugs?

The Ever-Escalating Cost Of Cancer Drugs

02 Jun 2016

CBS MoneyWatch
The total cost of oncology drugs and supportive care medications surged 11.5 percent in 2015 to reach $107 billion globally, according to a new study from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. The spending is based on invoice prices, the amount hospitals or pharmacies paid to distributors.

We're In The Middle Of A Gold Rush In The Cancer-Drug Industry

02 Jun 2016

Business Insider
In the past five years, 70 new cancer treatments have been approved for more than 20 types of tumors.

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