• Use constant rates to see the effects of projected population changes only.
• Use incidence trends to incorporate changes due to prevention and risk factor prevalence.
• Use survival trends to incorporate changes in early detection and treatment.

Incidence - All Sites

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Male

Constant Rate Follow Trend

Green: Observed Red: Modeled (constant rate) Gray: Modeled (follows trend)

Survival (Relative Risk) - All Sites

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Male

Constant Rate Follow Trend

Red: Observed Green: Modeled (constant rate) Gray: Modeled (follows trend)

Cost Assumptions

Base costs are in year 2010 dollars.

You can adjust for the effect of rising medical costs by entering an annual inflation factor. This affects ONLY costs in the initial and final year of life phases.

Increase costs by 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% per year.

1. Phases of care: Initial year after diagnosis, Last year of life, and the period between (Continuing). Months of survival are first applied to last year of life, any remaining to initial phase, then to continuing.