Table 2

Direct costs of tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco (ST)-related cancers in US$

Type of cancerInpatient costOutpatient costOOPETotal healthcare cost
Smoking
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx5 875 994297 7263 920 45210 094 172
Oesophagus1 320 23334 958950 5022 305 693
Stomach333 5346816185 328525 679
Pancreas269 15080541 662311 618
Larynx2 337 541158 7921 483 7353 980 068
Trachea, lung, bronchus6 900 01673 0372 881 9329 854 985
Cervix, uterine179611814033318
Urinary bladder675 63441 389490 6141 207 638
Kidney and renal pelvis194 797381880 391279 006
Breast49 99311 44572 475133 913
Liver216 77499370 108287 876
Colorectal293 35216 637180 203490 193
Total direct cost for smoking18 468 817646 53610 358 80629 474 159
ST
Lip, oral, cavity, pharynx593 88530 091396 2391 020 216
Oesophagus137 812364999 217240 678
Total direct cost for ST7 316 971337 4024 954 56812 608 940
  • OOPE, out of pocket expenditure.