Dr. Jessica Ohemeng-Dapaah Sheds Lights on the Economic Burden of Cancer on the U.S. Economy and Businesses

Dr. Jessica Ohemeng-Dapaah Sheds Lights on the Economic Burden of Cancer on the U.S. Economy and Businesses

The economic impact on the nation is something that may not come to mind when you think about the impacts of cancer. While you might have known that cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, you likely didn’t realize that the economic burden of this disease is approximately 1.8% of gross domestic product (GDP). This is for a multitude of reasons — high costs of treatment and medicine, rising need nationwide, specialized d…