Spider Bites: While many spider bites might just appear to be the work of a mosquito, if you look close you may notice distinctive, red fang marks accompanied by redness, tenderness and shooting pain. That may mean you've encountered a black widow, the most common harmful spider in California.
The most significant cost increase occurred in treatment for people with melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. The study found that the cost of treatment jumped 106 percent, rising from $2,320 annually to $4,789 annually.
The financial costs of cancer are great both to the individual and to society as a whole. The National Cancer Institute estimates overall annual costs for cancer at $107 billion; $37 billion for direct medical costs, $11 billion for morbidity costs (cost of lost productivity), and $59 billion for mortality costs.