An area of cancer care that has received little attention so far is the high cost associated with complications that may arise during cancer treatment. According to a new research although complications from surgical care for cancer patients may seem infrequent the costs associated with such outcomes are extremely high. 'It is widely known that outcomes after cancer surgery vary widely depending on interactions between patient tumour neo-adjuvant therapy and provider factors' said Marah Short a senior research analyst at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 'In our study we found consistently higher costs associated with cancer surgery complications.
