Although there is no formal definition, financial toxicity (FT) refers to the detrimental effects of the excess financial strain caused by the diagnosis of cancer on the well-being of patients, their families and society. With continued escalation in the costs of cancer treatment, FT has become an important consideration in recent cancer care. In this …
Million-dollar-plus medical claims have increased 16% since 2018 WELLESLEY, Mass., June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cancer once again tops the list of the ten costliest medical conditions in Sun Life’s 2020 High-cost claims and injectable drug trends report, which offers self-funded employers key insights into the healthcare and medical trends that drive high-cost claims. Conditions such as renal failure, transplants, …
In the fight against some forms of blood and lymphatic cancer, doctors have been achieving considerable successes with a new form of immunotherapy for some time now. However, this therapy is very expensive. Manufacturers charge an impressive 320,000 euros for the production of immune cells for a single patient. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) …
The rapidly developing nature of our knowledge about the coronavirus disease 2019 and the need to respond quickly to the pandemic are prompting community oncologists to search for ways to maintain their practices while improving the quality of care for their patients. The rapidly developing nature of our knowledge about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
The Dáil has heard a call for the State to open up access to a state of the art treatment that would assist some cancer patients, including a Quin woman. Maria Meade, who has undergone surgery as part of her treatment, is now cancer free but has been advised to undergo an immunotherapy treatment, pembrolizumab. …
Cancer Research UK has announced that the impact of COVID-19 on its income means it could be forced to cut £150m per year from its research funding. As the funder of around 50% of all publicly-funded cancer research in the UK, cuts in Cancer Research UK funding will not only prevent future breakthroughs for people …
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the country, Fiji’s longest running and biggest cancer fundraising event was launched yesterday in Suva. Bushells Fiji’s Biggest Morning Tea was officially launched by Motibhai Group marketing manager Abraham Gomes and Fiji Cancer Society CEO Belinda Chan. Mr Gomes said the initiative had helped save thousands of lives and …
The Chandler-based Children’s Cancer Network is helping parents deal with back-to-school costs. For most children, back-to-school season means new shoes, new clothes, a new backpack and excitement about the year ahead. But for families of kids fighting cancer, the expenses of going back to school may put a damper on the season. Like the physical …
The family of a two-year-old boy who has cancer say they are immensely grateful that more than £150,000 has been raised to send him abroad for a potentially life-saving treatment. They were told this month that their son Stanley’s cancer -T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – had returned for a third time and there was …
A new study has found higher medical and nonmedical financial hardships are independently associated with more emergency department visits, lower receipt of some preventive services, and worse self-rated health in cancer survivors. The authors of the study warn that as health-care costs grow, unmet medical and nonmedical financial needs may worsen health disparities among cancer …