2023-10-19 17:30:49
Today, October 19, is celebrated the International Day to Fight Breast Cancer. If you want to know how much the treatment of this disease costs, be sure to read this post because, below, we are going to detail it for you.
According to data from the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS), the average amount for an annual cancer treatment was just over 2 million 670 thousand pesos.
Due to these high costs of care, cancer is considered a catastrophic disease, with the highest number of insured cases, as the association pointed out. Insurers cover the health of 11 million people (9% of the Mexican population) and compensation totaled 55 billion pesos, of which 39.9% was allocated to care for cases of cancer and tumors.
Factors that influence the cost of breast cancer care
Among the factors that contribute to the cost of breast cancer care, the following personal expenses stand out, which will depend on several factors, such as:
Type, duration and location of breast cancer treatment. Lab tests. Medical consultations. Medicines. Radiotherapy. Surgery. Rehabilitation. Hospital stays. Family and living expenses.
Other costs that not everyone considers
There are also other types of costs such as social, family and emotional because suffering from breast cancer is difficult for everyone, since both friends and family become stressed, exhausted and get sick due to the pressure of having to modify their daily routine to be able to Synchronize your schedule with that of the treatment and thus be able to accompany the patient.
Furthermore, in families in which breast cancer breaks out, the money to spend or save is reduced, especially if the patient is the one who works.
Necessary expenses in breast cancer
The IMSS conducted a study on how much it costs to treat breast cancer and revealed that between 100 thousand pesos and 200 thousand average per year. Although if the patient is treated in a private institution, the treatment costs can amount to 350 thousand pesos.
If breast cancer is detected in stage I, it costs institutions like the IMSS 74,522 pesos per year. If it is diagnosed in a more advanced stage, such as IV, the cost rises to 199,274 pesos per year.
Depending on the location, a package of 20 chemotherapy treatments ranges between 300,000 and 350,000 pesos per year. A package of 20 radiotherapy sessions can cost between 30 thousand and 35 thousand pesos.
Regarding medications, if they are available on the market, they range from 150 pesos to 5 thousand pesos per month. But if it is trastuzumab, it costs 300 thousand pesos. Likewise, a biopsy with a CT scanner costs 30 thousand pesos in a private laboratory.
On average, it can be stated that the health sector spends between 50 thousand and 110 thousand pesos per year per patient with this type of cancer who does not have social security.
#breast #cancer #treatment #cost #Mexico