In this post, learn more about financial toxicity and how to combat it. Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother. A cancer diagnosis often brings a devastating blow to …
Patients in the public system are often unable to access life-changing treatments, such as immunotherapy for stage three melanoma, which are available to private patients. Two patients arrive to a clinic. They are the same age, gender and height. They live within a five-minute drive of each another and they support the same sports team. …
Over 1300 Indians die daily due to cancer according to the ICMR, and the ongoing pandemic has left many patients in a precarious position. COVID-19 has put our hospitals and healthcare system into an overdriven state. While our governing bodies, healthcare systems, and the public are deeply concerned about the coronavirus, as they should be, …
Helen Haar, 24, who is from the PM’s constituency, was supported by CLIC Sargent after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma A young cancer survivor has called on Boris Johnson to provide urgent financial support to the charity who supported her throughout her treatment. Helen Haar, 24, who is from the Prime Minister’s constituency, was supported by CLIC Sargent, …
The FDA recently expanded the indication of HPV 9-valent vaccine, recombinant. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week. Another top story was about the financial toxicity of treatment among cancer survivors. Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below: FDA expands Gardasil 9 approval for head and neck cancer prevention The FDA …
If the COVID-19 pandemic caused you to postpone or skip a routine screening for cancer, it’s time to reschedule. If you are experiencing non-COVID symptoms of health issues but are reluctant to see your primary care provider due to concerns about the pandemic, stop waiting. Don’t risk a bad outcome. Make the appointment. The National …
Misinformation online can be dangerous but Aimee believes for her boyfriend Sean it was deadly. Here she discusses how they got caught up in a world of alternative cancer therapies. Aimee, 23, first met Sean at the Merseyside Youth Association – she loved singing so had just joined the soul choir there. “It was these …
The tool was shown to be a reliable and accurate tool for measuring patient-reported financial toxicity in patients with head and neck cancer. An analysis published in Cancer demonstrated that the Financial Index of Toxicity (FIT) instrument is a reliable and accurate tool for measuring patient-reported financial toxicity in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). However, …
According to the lead study investigator, work needs to be done to ensure financial toxicity is not a deterrent to clinical trial enrollment and that trial sponsors and payers should consider trial expense reimbursement. Economic burden among patients with cancer who participate in early-phase clinical trials is often high and most out-of-pocket costs the patient …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The pandemic is impacting every aspect of our lives, and for Kentucky cancer patients and survivors, that impact is felt doubly. A survey conducted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) found an overwhelming number of cancer patients and survivors say their health care has been impacted. Diagnosed with fibrosarcoma in 2015, …