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Table 1 Direct public health care procedures and costs for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and all cancer in Brazil, 2015–2017a

From: Economic burden of colorectal and breast cancers attributable to lack of physical activity in Brazil

Procedures, sex

Breast cancer

Colorectal

All cancers

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Number of Procedures

Costs (R$)

PPP

Hospitalization

 Both

61,990

131,229,010

62,450,354

67,168

173,310,696

82,476,537

1,598,494

3,820,831,624

1,818,289,161

 Men

NA

NA

NA

34,128

86,886,272

41,348,162

766,068

1,833,678,694

872,626,282

 Women

61,990

131,229,010

62,450,354

33,040

86,424,424

41,128,374

832,426

1,987,152,930

945,662,879

Chemotherapy

 Both

1,509,410

485,706,784

231,142,188

154,875

254,701,471

121,209,457

8,917,781

4,321,452,359

2,056,528,724

 Men

NA

NA

NA

79,376

125,324,520

59,640,476

3,230,152

1,781,980,080

848,023,515

 Women

1,509,410

485,706,784

231,142,188

75,500

129,376,951

61,568,980

5,687,629

2,539,472,279

1,208,505,209

Radiotherapy

 Both

66,998

100,279,940

47,722,053

12,414

17,258,377

8,213,060

821,893

1,227,072,660

583,949,552

 Men

NA

NA

NA

6746

9,444,164

4,494,367

373,662

565,389,306

269,062,170

 Women

66,998

100,279,940

47,722,053

5668

7,814,214

3,718,693

448,231

661,683,353

314,887,383

Total

1,638,398

717,215,734

341,314,594

234,457

445,270,545

211,899,054

11,338,168

9,369,356,643

4,458,767,438

  1. PPP Purchasing power parity in 2015–2017 (conversion factor 2.10). aAverage of costs in 2015–2017