In the most common type of vasectomy, the doctor makes a small incision in the scrotum. He then lifts the vas deferens tubes to the surface, snips them in two, cauterizes their ends or ties each end off (some doctors use a titanium clip), and stitches up the scrotum.
The Economic Cost of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. 1  Treatment for cardiovascular diseases accounts for nearly $1 of every $6 spent on health care in the United States.  In 2010, an estimated $444 billion was spent on cardiovascular disease treatment, medication and lost productivity from disability.
Each year, cancer costs the world more money than any other disease, according to the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR). Cancer costs $895 billion annually. Comparatively, heart disease costs $753 billion. Nothing else comes close, with traffic accidents and diabetes each costing about $204 billion.