Crowdfunding has evolved as a means for patients to help finance their cancer treatments, but a new study found that the practice is skewed toward those of higher socioeconomic status. This is the largest reported sample of US cancer crowdfunding campaigns to date. A total of 144,061 campaigns were included in the analyses, the authors …
December 2, 2020 —For men with early-stage prostate cancer, choices about initial treatment carry varying risks of “financial toxicity,” reports a study in The Journal of Urology, Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. The cost of cancer care can be high and the financial burden of prostate cancer treatment …
There is growing awareness that patients experience worse clinical outcomes caused by “financial toxicity.”1 “Often times, we put more responsibility on the patient to figure out what they need in terms of resources to help cover costs of care. Our health and insurance systems are complex, complicated, and difficult to navigate,” says Jean Edward, PhD, RN, …
FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People diagnosed with cancer often have many concerns, including “financial toxicity,” the hardship and stress associated with the cost of treatment. New research found that for men with early-stage prostate cancer, choices about initial treatments can be a source of stress. And the cost is a big reason …
Dr. Knight presents findings that suggest financial intervention can improve mortality rate in patients with hematologic malignancy at the 2020 ASH Meeting. Financial toxicity (FT) has been linked to increased mortality rates, but can be improved with financial intervention for patients, according to a pilot study presented by Thomas G. Knight from the Levine Cancer …
VANCOUVER — A Salmon Arm family is hoping that an online fundraiser will give their 12-year-old daughter the gift of health this Christmas. Halle, a keen gymnast, was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Chordoma, which resulted in a brain tumour, when she was eight years old. After years of treatment, her doctors now say her best chance …
For many oncologists, providing high-quality, cost-effective care that improves patient outcomes is no small feat — and reimbursement models that adequately encapsulate the complexities of oncology care are few and far between. Here, six oncology leaders share the biggest reimbursement challenges the specialty faces today. Editor’s note: Responses are presented alphabetically and were lightly edited …
Hutch researchers in HICOR take on one of cancer treatment’s deadliest side effects, financial toxicity; call for Medicare policy change A raft of studies by health outcomes researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center illustrate the difficult choices cancer patients are forced to make regarding an expanding class of targeted drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors, …
Until you or a loved one are facing treatment for a cancer diagnosis, you may not realize the cost associated with treatment and doctor visits. Unfortunately, the cost is continuing to rise as new treatments are discovered and patients are responsible for more of those costs, even if they have health insurance coverage. This is …
“This is a True National Emergency” BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The impending “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is once again causing disruption in oncology care, creating a cancer “shadow curve” that evidence suggests will result in a dramatic spike in undiagnosed and untreated cancer cases as an unintended consequence of the pandemic. In …