FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can’t afford associated medical bills, even if they’re insured. That’s the conclusion from an analysis of data from more than 5,400 survivors of various cancers. Most were insured, college-educated and had annual incomes above the national …
New cases have emerged of patients being diagnosed with advanced cancer after follow up appointments were missed, sometimes for years, at Aintree Hospital. Managers are working to tackle the impact after it emerged more than 11,000 patients were overdue follow up appointments in the gastroenterology and hepatology departments of the hospital. The group includes patients with serious chronic …
How has the COVID pandemic affected pediatric cancer care? For starters, it’s convenient to say that it has been affected, just like so many other things. But we wanted to see how the pandemic affected resources and treatments for pediatric cancer. I was part of a recent global assessment of the pandemic’s effects on resources …
Reasons to seek therapy Most individuals diagnosed with and treated for cancer find it helpful to talk with someone about their experience and how they are coping. Cancer and its treatment are stressful. Even the most resilient and resourceful of individuals can struggle at some point. Indeed, it is the rare individual who goes through …
Edward had a good job, health insurance, and good wages. Then he received an unexpected bill for $1,800 for treatment of an infected tooth. He applied for a medical-expense credit card and paid half the amount with that card, the other half out of pocket in cash – coming up with $1,800 at once is hard for most …
Long-term survivors of childhood cancer may have increased risks of cancer-related worries, which may be associated with higher levels of substance use, health care utilization and lower rates of physical activity. A significant portion of adult survivors of childhood cancer are at an increased risk of experiencing cancer-related worries (CRWs) decades after treatment has ended, …
A doctor from the department of radiation oncology at Emory’s Clifton Campus describes a nurse at her institution who goes “above and beyond” her call of duty by training her colleagues and making her patients feel comfortable. Brenda Wilbanks, RN, is hardworking, reliable, self-motivated and loved by our patients and our team. The attention she …
The Lebanese Ministry of Health has put an Iranian drug for the treatment of a type of cancer on its list of drugs approved in Lebanon without the necessary analysis in to subject the laboratories Lebanon normally deals with. Hospitals refused to prescribe this drug to their patients while the Ministry of Health, which is …