Economic Burden The average duration of stay of nasopharyngeal cancer patients showed a decreasing trend, with an average annual decrease rate of 3.3% and a month-on-month decrease of 2.5% ( Table 3 ).
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The average hospitalization cost showed an increasing trend, with an annual average growth rate of 5.9% and a month-on-month increase of 7.5% ( Table 4 ). 3.3.