Cancer patient getting treatmentAccording to the latest statics, cancer claimed more than anestimated 600,000 lives in 2015, totaling 8.7 million years oflife. (Photo: Shutterstock)

As terrible as the toll is on human lives, the cost of cancer doesn't leave the country'seconomy unscathed.

A new study from the American Cancer Society published in JAMAOncology finds that fighting cancer pays off not just in humanlives but also in economic terms. “When you invest in cancerprevention, treatment, and screenings, you don't just save lives.There are also substantial financial benefits,” said Dr.Farhad Islami, scientific director of surveillance research at theAmerican Cancer Society and a coauthor of the study.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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