Cancer is a life-debilitating health condition. It drains you not just physically and emotionally, but also financially. As cancer treatments progress, costs pile up, along with bills and bills of ancillary expenses. Any and all financial assistance at this point offers respite from the stress of this financial toxicity. Finding suitable cancer financial support requires …
A new study finds that many cancer patients with high co-pays experience financial toxicity (FT). The study appeared in the journal Psycho-Oncology.In this systematic review, researchers used a meta‐aggregation approach. They collated papers published prior to 31 August 2019, from electronic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, and …
Novartis AG on Wednesday priced its treatment for a hard-to-treat form of lung cancer at the U.S. wholesale acquisition cost of $17,950 for a 28-day supply, following the drug’s approval by regulators. The drug, Tabrecta, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration months ahead of schedule to treat patients with a MET …
‘A stupendously good news story’ A man whose life was saved by the generosity of the people of Bristol has become a dad – to twins. Mike Brandon had just a few weeks to live in 2016, as leukaemia ravaged his body, when his wife Kate issued a desperate appeal to people to donate money …
In 2007, Fumiko Chino, MD, lost her husband, Andrew Ladd, to an aggressive neuroendocrine cancer. He was 28 and a PhD candidate in computational science. She was 29 and an art director for an anime film company. They had $25,000 in a 401(k) plan, not a bad sum for a young couple. And he had student health insurance …
Being diagnosed with cancer already puts a burden on everyday life. During a pandemic, trying to go about your daily routine is even more stressful knowing that you are at high risk. Taking extra precautions while living with cancer is extremely important and worrisome because of its effect on the immune system. Cancer treatments are …
Diagnosed with Oral cancer, Violet’s family suffers from Financial toxicity as a result of her illness. Her quest for survival is very strong. Read her full story below. Actually it started as a tiny little mouth thrust on the lower lips and upon several fungi antibiotics and herbal medicines, the growth kept increasing/spreading. At this …