A recent study analyzed the spending of Medicare on cancer care and found that the spending did not have significant influence on the survival rates in low and high spending regions.

Analysts also noted that increased spending was linked to longer hospital stays. Hence, they suggest that doctors should make better use of palliative care for patients.
The authors conclude that in depth analysis of the data is required to optimize patient care reducing the cost and to make sure patients get access to range of treatment options.
Source-Medindia