Influence of stage at cancer diagnosis on NHS hospital care costs in England: a national, retrospective, population-based cohort study using individual patient-level data

Clare Pearson & Sophie Jose et al. · 2026-02-16

TL;DR

Overall costs were higher at later stages for colorectal, head and neck, lymphoma, and ovarian cancers with mean stage IV costs of £37 838, £36 657, £42 667, and £45 871, respectively.

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Authors
Clare Pearson, David A Jones, Gavin Baily, Roger Cherry, Ewan Gray, Sara Hiom, Brian Rous, Katie Spencer, Sophie Jose