Financial toxicity, or the impact of the cost of care on a patient, is increasingly being thought of as a silent side effect of cancer and its treatment, just like any other physical toxicity. But what can patients do to avoid it? Be upfront and honest in conversations about the cost of care with their …
CU Cancer Center Deputy Director recommends conversations that will lead to cancer patients learning about financial options and making informed choices when it comes to their cancer treatment. 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 …
Here is a primer for navigating the options you have when considering medicare during open enrollment. If you have cancer there are specific things you should be aware of. Medicare and Cancer Coverage Open enrollment for Medicare runs until December 7. Medicare is primarily for those 65 and older. While cancer may qualify some for …
A dedicated doctor by profession and a philanthropist, Dr. ZubaidaQazi is the founder of Pink Pakistan Trust striving to improve the health and well-being of Pakistani women by fighting the ailment of breast cancer. She has tirelessly worked to improve the infrastructure of the public health system by devising a referral mechanism and ensuring the …
Patient factors such as age and presence of gene mutation can contribute to difference in cost within subtypes New research from Vlerick Business School shows the cost of treating breast cancer varies depending on the type of breast cancer, but also the patient’s characteristics such as age and genetics. The study also identified a specific cost range …
Findings from a study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS), demonstrate that social needs—such as food and economic insecurity, poor housing and neighborhood conditions, and lack of access to transportation—were common in a group of African American cancer survivors in Detroit, Michigan, and they were associated with lower health-related …
A Macmillan “super-fundraiser” has paid tribute to the village community who helped her smash her £100,000 charity target despite Covid-19 and its restrictions. When lockdown measures were ushered in in March, Fiona Phimester, 46, refused to let the pandemic blow her off course. She set herself a deadline of November for her decade-long fundraising challenge, …
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – About 20 children in the Cape Fear region will be diagnosed with cancer this year, according to a local nonprofit. A pandemic doesn’t stop families like the McCallums from getting that news either. Graclyn was diagnosed at two and a half years old with leukemia. The now 3-year-old likes playing with …
For so many, this year has felt like a long haul with no end in sight. A global pandemic, racial injustice and economic insecurity have all contributed to surging rates of mental illness in families across our community. Young people, Black and Hispanic communities, essential workers and unpaid caregivers report the highest rates of anxiety, …
A Buxton schoolgirl has defied all odds and learned to walk again for the third time in two years after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Isla Mansfield, five, was diagnosed with multi-system Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis (LCH) in May 2018 and was treated at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Recalling the diagnosis, mum Rachael Hodgkinson …