COVID-19 is certainly important. But oncologists, people with cancer, and complex ecosystem of cancer care in the U.S. are grappling with other important issues such as reimbursement, distorted incentives, the implications of the massive amount of data that is available, and, of course, high costs and prices. Included are thoughts from five experts on these …
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — While doctors have prescribed social distancing to protect from COVID-19 now, skipping cancer screenings could cost thousands of lives in the long run. “So, a lot of women are behind in getting their screening mamograms done,” Nurse Navigator Meg Shrader told WAVY.com. Shrader said that the Jennings Diagnostic Center at Chesapeake …
This is the second in a two-part series exploring the travel costs rural residents face when seeking medical care outside their communities. Rural residents across Canada often rack up thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses when travelling outside their community for healthcare. The problem is compounded by a provincial assortment of subsidy programs that can …
This story is part of The Cancer Letter’s ongoing coverage of COVID-19’s impact on oncology. A full list of our coverage is available here. This January, the American Cancer Society reported the sharpest drop in U.S. cancer mortality ever recorded. Between 2016 and 2017, the death rate from cancer fell 2.2%, continuing the trajectory of a 29% decline …
Financial Toxicity is a growing concern for many cancer patients and caregivers, and with the continued rise in treatment costs, it can no longer be ignored. In the United States, cancer is one of the most expensive diseases to treat, second only to heart disease, and cancer-related expenses are rising. This is, in fact, a …
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and today, we want to shine some light on B.I.G. Lovee Cancer Care! They are kicking off their annual coin drive, “Coins For Cancer Kids,” and need the community’s support! They are asking businesses and schools to join in by donating coins in designated safe coin collection containers or, you …
Findings from a study found that health care costs for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who received treatment with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine or fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX) are driven mostly by outpatient costs (J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020;26[7]:872-878. doi:10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.7.872). “Management of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma… places a significant financial burden on the …
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inequities that historically underrepresented populations have faced for decades in the U.S. health care setting. Disparities in COVID-19 cases and mortality emerged early during the pandemic in the United States, with mortality rates more than twice as high among Blacks than whites. Such disparities already had been well-established in cancer …
EmpowerRT, a social enterprise company spun out from the University of North Carolina(UNC), has an impressive goal: to help resource-limited cancer clinics in developing countries improve radiotherapy, at just 5–10% of the cost of purchasing modern technology. Currently, there is a huge disparity in cancer care across the world. About 70% of deaths from cancer occur …
The American Cancer Society says that each year in the United States, an estimated 15,780 children between the ages of birth and 19 years are diagnosed with cancer. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the country will be diagnosed with cancer before their 20th birthday. On average, 200 children are diagnosed with cancer every week in the United States. Because of …