In 2002, the total cost in the United States for initial cancer care was $6.7 billion. Over the course of the study, the average cost for treating a lung cancer patient went up $7,139, to an average of $39,891. With prostate cancer, the average price tag for treatment went up $5,345, to an average of $41,134.The cost of treating breast cancer went up $4,189, to an average cost of $20,964.n February, Avastin was approved for the treatment of recurrent breast cancer. It costs about $55,000 a year for a Medicare patient to receive the drug, Lichtenfeld said. But there is a 20 percent co-pay.
Swiss chard, also known simply as chard, is a cruciferous vegetable and member of the beet family. Unlike other beets, itâs grown for its stems and leaves, not its root. Its distinctive flavor is akin to but milder than that of beet greens.
Like kale and collard greens, Swiss chard is an excellent source of vitamin A, with 214 percent of the daily value; of vitamin C, with 53 percent; and of calcium, with 10 percent. At 22 percent of the daily value per cup, Swiss chard is the best iron source of these three types of greens.